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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
Glechoma hederacea Plant not available not available not available Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205.
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Root not available 0.3 -0.2 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.
Hordeum vulgare Sprout Seedling not available 0.0 not available 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.
Hyoscyamus niger Seed not available 0.3 2.5 Duke, 1992 *
Isatis tinctoria Root not available 132.0 5.4 Duke, 1992 *
Juglans cinerea Seed not available 0.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Juglans nigra Seed not available 0.0 -0.5 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
Juncus effusus Pith not available 0.3 not available Duke, 1992 *
Jussiaea repens Plant not available 1.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Lablab purpureus Seed not available 0.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Lactuca sativa Leaf 0.0 0.6 2.3 Duke, 1992 *
Ligustrum japonicum Fruit not available 0.6 0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Ligustrum lucidum Fruit not available 0.6 0.2 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.
Linum usitatissimum Seed not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Lonicera japonica Flower not available 0.1 -1.3 Duke, 1992 *
Lophatherum gracile Plant not available 0.1 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Lycium chinense Fruit not available 0.4 0.0 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.
Lycium chinense Root Bark not available 0.7 2.0 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.
Lycopersicon esculentum Fruit 0.0 0.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Lycopodium clavatum Plant not available 0.5 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *