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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
Lygodium japonicum Pollen Or Spore not available 1.2 not available Duke, 1992 *
Magnolia denudata Flower not available 0.6 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Magnolia fargesii Flower not available 0.6 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Magnolia kobus Flower not available 0.6 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Malus domestica Fruit 0.0 0.4 0.0 Duke, 1992 *
Morinda sp Root not available 0.3 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Morus alba Root Bark not available 0.1 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Musa x paradisiaca Fruit 0.0 0.4 -0.1 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
Myristica fragrans Seed not available 0.0 -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.
Nardostachys chinensis Rhizome not available 2.1 3.5 Duke, 1992 *
Nelumbo nucifera Seed not available 0.1 0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Notopterygium incisum Rhizome not available 0.1 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Ophiopogon japonicus Tuber not available 0.1 -1.4 Duke, 1992 *
Oryza sativa Seed not available 0.2 1.6 Duke, 1992 *
Paeonia lactiflora Root not available 0.1 -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.
Paeonia moutan Root Bark not available 0.1 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Paeonia suffruticosa Root Bark not available 0.1 -0.6 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.
Panax ginseng Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Panax quinquefolius Plant 0.3 0.4 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Pastinaca sativa Root not available 0.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *