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

Chemical ASCORBIC-ACID

Chemical ID
ASCORBICACID
Ubiquitous
Yes
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=518 (ivn mus) Jim Duke's personal files.
PTD=1-5 g
RDA=30-95 mg/day
RDA=60-100 mg/man/day

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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Acidulant FEMA 6,000 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Analgesic 5-10 g/day *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker *
AntiAGE 2,000 mg/day Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaging 400 mg/day *
Antiallergic *
Antialzheimeran 2,000-6,000 mg/day *
Antiarthritic 0.2-1 g/day *
Antiasthmatic 1,000 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatherosclerotic *
Antibacterial Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticataract 1 g 3x/day *
Anticataract 400 mg/day Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Anticataract 350 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticervicaldysplasic 1,000-2,000 mg/day *
AntiCFS 500-1,000 mg *
Anticlimacteric 500-5,000 mg/day *
Anticold 1-2 g/man/day *
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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
Origanum vulgare Plant *
Oryza sativa Seed *
Oxalis tuberosa Root 370.0 2284.0 0.7 *
Pachira macrocarpa Seed 240.0 255.0 -0.2 *
Pachyrhizus erosus Plant 140.0 1845.0 -0.2 *
Panax ginseng Root 0.0 -0.6 *
Panax ginseng Leaf *
Panax quinquefolius Plant 39.0 -0.6 *
Papaver somniferum Tissue Culture *
Papaver somniferum Seed 0.0 -0.3 *
Papaver somniferum Fruit 1120.0 -0.2 *
Parthenium integrifolium Root *
Passiflora edulis Fruit 300.0 1205.0 -0.2 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Passiflora foetida Fruit 150.0 835.0 -0.2 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Passiflora incarnata Flower 11.0 100.0 -0.8 *
Passiflora ligularis Fruit 108.0 950.0 -0.2 *
Passiflora mollissima Fruit 700.0 8750.0 0.3 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
Passiflora quadrangularis Fruit 150.0 2680.0 -0.1 *
Passiflora quadrangularis Seed 150.0 695.0 0.1 *
Pastinaca sativa Root 160.0 830.0 -0.2 *