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Chemical ID
ASCORBICACID
Ubiquitous
Yes
| 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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| Activity | 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. |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spondias mombin | Fruit | 160.0 | 1615.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Spondias pinnata | Fruit | 210.0 | 2165.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Spondias purpurea | Fruit | 450.0 | 2025.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Stachys officinalis | Plant | 1.3 | 8.0 | -0.6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Stellaria media | Shoot | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Stellaria media | Plant | 6.0 | 69.0 | -0.6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Stevia rebaudiana | Leaf | not available | 110.0 | -0.4 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| Symphytum officinale | Root | not available | 132.0 | -0.6 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| Symphytum officinale | Leaf | 88.0 | 800.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Syringa vulgaris | Leaf | not available | 1315.0 | -0.3 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Syzygium aromaticum | Bark | not available | 810.0 | 2.0 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Syzygium cumini | Fruit | 57.0 | 1330.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Syzygium jambos | Fruit | 30.0 | 2385.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Syzygium malaccense | Fruit | 65.0 | 4615.0 | 0.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tabebuia heptaphylla | Bark | 32.0 | 181.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tamarindus indica | Flower | not available | 600.0 | -0.7 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Tamarindus indica | Fruit | 24.0 | 585.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tamarindus indica | Leaf | not available | 263.0 | -0.4 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Tanacetum parthenium | Plant | not available | 330.0 | -0.5 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| Taraxacum officinale | Leaf | 18.0 | 6520.0 | 0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |