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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
Vigna angularis Seed *
Vigna mungo Seed 0.0 22.0 -0.3 *
Vigna mungo Sprout Seedling 426.0 -0.7 *
Vigna radiata Seed 48.0 53.0 -0.3 *
Vigna radiata Sprout Seedling 113.0 1506.0 0.1 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vigna unguiculata Seed 15.0 75.0 -0.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vigna unguiculata Shoot 360.0 3523.0 -0.2 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vigna unguiculata Shoot 360.0 3523.0 -0.2 *
Vigna unguiculata Fruit 56.0 2633.0 -0.1 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vigna unguiculata Seed 16.0 17.0 -0.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Viscum album Fruit 7500.0 0.2 *
Vitis vinifera Fruit 99.0 600.0 -0.2 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vitis vinifera Leaf 3490.0 3870.0 -0.1 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Vitis vinifera Stem 310.0 -1.2 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Yucca baccata Root 27.0 131.0 -0.6 *
Zea mays Silk Stigma Style 11.0 *
Zea mays Seed 0.0 85.0 -0.3 *
Zingiber officinale Rhizome 0.0 317.0 -0.3 *
Zingiber officinale Root 20.0 288.0 -0.5 *
Zizyphus jujuba Fruit 460.0 3882.0 0.0 *