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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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.

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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Anorexic Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Pesticide *
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List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Cucumis sativus Fruit 0.0 0.3 -0.2 *
Cynanchum atratum Root 4.9 0.0 *
Cyperus rotundus Rhizome 0.3 0.0 *
Daucus carota Root 0.0 1.0 -0.2 *
Dendrobium nobile Plant *
Dioscorea bulbifera Rhizome 0.4 0.1 *
Drynaria fortunei Rhizome 0.1 -0.5 *
Equisetum hyemale Plant 0.1 -0.4 *
Equisetum hyemale Root 0.1 -0.2 *
Eriobotrya japonica Leaf 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 0.0 -0.8 *
Eucommia ulmoides Bark 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 Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205.
Firmiana simplex Seed 0.3 2.6 *
Fragaria spp Fruit 0.0 -0.5 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
Fraxinus rhynchophylla Bark 0.2 -0.7 *
Fucus vesiculosus Plant 68.0 3.2 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Gardenia jasminoides Fruit 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 0.1 -0.4 *
Gentiana scabra Root 1.1 -0.2 *