Chemical ASCORBIC-ACID | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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	not available	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	Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker	not available	Duke, 1992 *
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	not available	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	Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran	2,000-6,000 mg/day	Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic	0.2-1 g/day	Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic	1,000 mg/day	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatherosclerotic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial	not available	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticataract	1 g 3x/day	Duke, 1992 *
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	Duke, 1992 *
AntiCFS	500-1,000 mg	Duke, 1992 *
Anticlimacteric	500-5,000 mg/day	Duke, 1992 *
Anticold	1-2 g/man/day	Duke, 1992 *

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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
Prunus cerasus	Fruit	70.0	873.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Prunus domestica	Fruit	86.0	699.0	-0.2	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Prunus dulcis	Seed	0.0	13.0	-0.3	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Prunus persica	Fruit	14.0	1127.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Prunus salicifolia	Fruit	222.0	1415.0	-0.2	Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
Psidium cattleianum	Fruit	150.0	2100.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Psidium guajava	Seed	not available	8.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Psidium guajava	Fruit	24.0	18315.0	0.9	Duke, 1992 *
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Fruit	not available	190.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Psoralea esculenta	Root	4.0	171.0	-0.5	Duke, 1992 *
Punica granatum	Fruit	40.0	636.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Punica granatum	Fruit Juice	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Pyrus communis	Fruit	40.0	250.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Quararibea cordata	Fruit	90.0	660.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Quercus alba	Bark	29.0	127.0	-0.5	Duke, 1992 *
Raphanus sativus	Fruit	690.0	7822.0	0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Raphanus sativus	Leaf	810.0	7043.0	0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Raphanus sativus	Root	226.0	6216.0	2.9	Duke, 1992 *
Rhamnus cathartica	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *