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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 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.
Anticataract 1 g 3x/day *
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
Tropaeolum majus Flower 1300.0 -0.4 *
Tropaeolum majus Leaf 2000.0 4650.0 0.0 *
Tropaeolum majus Pt 1000.0 1600.0 -1.0 *
Tropaeolum tuberosum Root 670.0 4800.0 2.1 *
Tulipa gesneriana Stem List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Turnera diffusa Leaf 206.0 983.0 -0.4 *
Ullucus tuberosus Root 230.0 1750.0 0.4 *
Ulmus rubra Bark 0.0 -1.0 *
Urtica dioica Plant 640.0 2200.0 -0.1 Jim Duke's personal files.
Urtica dioica Leaf 166.0 830.0 -0.4 *
Vaccinium corymbosum Fruit 125.0 878.0 -0.2 *
Vaccinium macrocarpon Fruit 144.0 1200.0 -0.2 *
Vaccinium myrtillus Fruit 132.0 1650.0 -0.2 *
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Fruit 280.0 1865.0 -0.2 *
Valeriana officinalis Root 0.0 -0.6 *
Verbascum thapsus Leaf 341.0 776.0 -0.4 *
Viburnum opulus Fruit 126100.0 7.6 *
Vicia faba Fruit 120.0 820.0 -0.2 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Vicia faba Seed 330.0 1735.0 0.7 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vigna aconitifolia Seed 20.0 44.0 -0.3 *