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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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Sort descending Dosage Reference
AntiCrohn's 50-100 mg/day/orl/man Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1,000 mg 3x/day Duke, 1992 *
Antidecubitic 500 mg/man/2x/day Martindale's 28th
Antidementia not available Duke, 1992 *
Antidepressant 2,000 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidiabetic 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
Antidote (Aluminum) not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Lead) not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paraquat) not available Martindale's 28th
Antieczemic 3.5-5 g/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiedemic 1 g/man/day Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiencephalitic not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiendometriotic 2,000 mg/day Duke, 1992 *
Antifatigue 500-1,000 mg Duke, 1992 *
Antifibrotic 1,000-2,000 mg Duke, 1992 *
Antigallstone 1,000-3,000 mg/day Duke, 1992 *
Antigastritic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antigingivitic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiglaucomic 2 g/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
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List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Rhamnus cathartica Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Rheum rhabarbarum Leaf 110.0 1833.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Rheum rhabarbarum Pt 80.0 2581.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Rhodymenia palmata Plant not available 120.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Ribes nigrum Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Ribes nigrum Fruit 150.0 10030.0 0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Ribes rubrum Fruit 300.0 2554.0 -0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Ribes uva-crispa Fruit 263.0 2397.0 -0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Rollinia mucosa Fruit 330.0 1450.0 -0.2 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
Rosa canina Fruit 1384.0 7400.0 0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Rosa canina Flower 3000.0 13000.0 3.2 Duke, 1992 *
Rosa gallica Fruit 5450.0 8470.0 0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Rosa multiflora Leaf not available 2000.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Rosa rubiginosa Seed not available 12500.0 7.2 Duke, 1992 *
Rosa spp Fruit 1000.0 12500.0 0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Rosmarinus officinalis Plant 612.0 673.0 -0.4 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Rosmarinus officinalis Leaf 11.0 675.0 -0.4 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Rubus fruticosus Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Rubus idaeus Seed not available 300.0 -0.2 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Rubus idaeus Fruit 70.0 1870.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *