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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vigna angularis | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vigna mungo | Seed | 0.0 | 22.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vigna mungo | Sprout Seedling | not available | 426.0 | -0.7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vigna radiata | Sprout Seedling | 113.0 | 1506.0 | 0.1 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Vigna radiata | Seed | 48.0 | 53.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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) |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Viscum album | Fruit | not available | 7500.0 | 0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | not available | 310.0 | -1.2 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| Yucca baccata | Root | 27.0 | 131.0 | -0.6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Zea mays | Seed | 0.0 | 85.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Zea mays | Silk Stigma Style | not available | 11.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Zingiber officinale | Root | 20.0 | 288.0 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Zingiber officinale | Rhizome | 0.0 | 317.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Zizyphus jujuba | Fruit | 460.0 | 3882.0 | 0.0 | Duke, 1992 * |