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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
Arctium lappa Root 20.0 85.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Leaf 22.0 191.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Areca catechu Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Armoracia rusticana Plant 1220.0 18200.0 3.7 Duke, 1992 *
Armoracia rusticana Leaf 2440.0 4560.0 0.0 Duke, 1992 *
Armoracia rusticana Root 1800.0 10000.0 5.1 Duke, 1992 *
Arracacia xanthorrhiza Root 310.0 1070.0 0.0 Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia absinthium Leaf 1200.0 2600.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia dracunculus Leaf not available 588.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia vulgaris Leaf 720.0 5670.0 0.1 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Artocarpus altilis Fruit 150.0 985.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Artocarpus altilis Seed 65.0 275.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Artocarpus heterophyllus Fruit 45.0 435.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Asimina triloba Fruit 76.0 893.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Aspalathus linearis Shoot 157.0 94000.0 4.2 Duke, 1992 *
Asparagus officinalis Shoot 100.0 5714.0 -0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Asparagus officinalis Root 398.0 3976.0 1.6 Duke, 1992 *
Astragalus membranaceus Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Avena sativa Plant 26.0 120.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Averrhoa bilimbi Fruit 160.0 4665.0 0.0 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses