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Chemical ARSENIC

Chemical ID
ARSENIC
Ubiquitous
Yes
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD orl man 70-180 mg Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
LD orl man 0.75-2 mg/kg Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
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
Anorexic not available Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Pesticide not available 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
Cucumis sativus Fruit 0.0 0.3 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Cynanchum atratum Root not available 4.9 0.0 Duke, 1992 *
Cyperus rotundus Rhizome not available 0.3 0.0 Duke, 1992 *
Daucus carota Root 0.0 1.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Dendrobium nobile Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Dioscorea bulbifera Rhizome not available 0.4 0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Drynaria fortunei Rhizome not available 0.1 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Equisetum hyemale Plant not available 0.1 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Equisetum hyemale Root not available 0.1 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Eriobotrya japonica Leaf not available 0.3 0.7 Chen, H.C. and Lin, S.M. 1988. Determination of Mineral Elements in Certain Crude Drugs (Part 1), Kaohsiung J. Med. Sci., 4: 259-272.
Eriocaulon sp Leaf not available 0.0 -0.8 Duke, 1992 *
Eucommia ulmoides Bark not available 0.2 1.4 Chen, H.C. and Lin, S.M. 1988. Determination of Mineral Elements in Certain Crude Drugs (Part 1), Kaohsiung J. Med. Sci., 4: 259-272.
Fallopia japonica Plant not available not available not available Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205.
Firmiana simplex Seed not available 0.3 2.6 Duke, 1992 *
Fragaria spp Fruit not available 0.0 -0.5 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
Fraxinus rhynchophylla Bark not available 0.2 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Fucus vesiculosus Plant not available 68.0 3.2 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Gardenia jasminoides Fruit not available 0.1 -0.5 Chen, H.C. and Lin, S.M. 1988. Determination of Mineral Elements in Certain Crude Drugs (Part 1), Kaohsiung J. Med. Sci., 4: 259-272.
Gastrodia elata Rhizome not available 0.1 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Gentiana scabra Root not available 1.1 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *