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Chemical ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL

Chemical ID
ALPHATOCOPHEROL
Ubiquitous
Yes
List of known dosages
Dosage
RDA=3-12 mg/day
List of chemical activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Dosage Reference
Antialzheimeran not available Duke, 1992 *
Antianginal not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic not available Soumyanath, A. Ed. 2006. Traditional Medicines for Modern Times - Antidiabetic Plants. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. Boca Raton, FL. 314 pp.
Anticancer not available Duke, 1992 *
Anticataract not available Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant Synergen Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia not available Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic not available Soumyanath, A. Ed. 2006. Traditional Medicines for Modern Times - Antidiabetic Plants. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. Boca Raton, FL. 314 pp.
Antiinfarctal not available Soumyanath, A. Ed. 2006. Traditional Medicines for Modern Times - Antidiabetic Plants. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. Boca Raton, FL. 314 pp.
Antiinfertility not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiischemic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antineuropathic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant IC34=10 uM Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant 5 x quercetin Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiradicular 5 x quercetin Duke, 1992 *
List of chemical plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Abelmoschus esculentus Oil not available 310.0 -0.2 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Abelmoschus esculentus Seed not available 304.0 0.2 Wealth of India.
Allium ampeloprasum Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Allium cepa Bulb 0.4 30.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Allium cepa Seed Oil not available not available not available Grujic-Injac, B., Basarevic-Dinic, L., Lajsic, S., Stefanovic, D. 1985. Chemical Analysis of Seed Oil of the Onion (Allium cepa). Hrana Ishrana, 25: 167-169 (Inst Ishr Vet Fak Belgrade, Yugoslavia)
Allium sativum var. sativum Bulb 0.1 12.0 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Ananas comosus Fruit 1.0 7.0 -1.0 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Anethum graveolens Leaf 16.0 147.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Angelica sinensis Root not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Apium graveolens Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Apium graveolens Plant 0.0 64.0 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Apium graveolens Pt 3.0 67.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Apium graveolens Shoot 0.0 64.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Apium graveolens Leaf 136.0 266.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Arachis hypogaea Oil not available 89.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Arachis hypogaea Seed 83.0 116.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Aspalathus linearis Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Avena sativa Seed 4.4 10.1 -0.7 Jim Duke's personal files.*
Berberis vulgaris Leaf not available 213.0 -0.4 Jim Duke's personal files.
Beta vulgaris Leaf 321.0 439.0 0.4 Jim Duke's personal files.*