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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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name Sort descending Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Cinnamomum verum Bark not available 309.0 0.1 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Citrullus colocynthis Fruit not available 122.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Citrullus lanatus Fruit not available 94.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Citrus aurantiifolia Fruit 291.0 4444.0 0.0 Duke, 1992 *
Citrus aurantium Fruit 420.0 3947.0 0.0 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Citrus aurantium Leaf not available 3000.0 -0.2 Watt, J.M. and Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G. 1962. The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa. E. & S. Livingstone, Ltd. Edinburg & London. 1457 pp.
Citrus limon Fruit Juice not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Citrus limon Fruit 5208.0 5566.0 0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Citrus mitis Fruit Juice 300.0 445.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Citrus mitis Fruit 884.0 11130.0 0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Citrus paradisi Fruit 337.0 3862.0 0.0 Duke, 1992 *
Citrus reticulata Fruit 280.0 3684.0 -0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Citrus sinensis Fruit 500.0 4071.0 0.0 Duke, 1992 *
Cnicus benedictus Plant 4.0 30.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Cnidoscolus chayamansa Leaf 1960.0 12200.0 0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Coccinia grandis Fruit 280.0 4058.0 0.0 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Cocos nucifera Seed 20.0 88.0 -0.3 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Coix lacryma-jobi Seed not available 0.0 -0.3 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Cola acuminata Seed 540.0 1456.0 0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Colocasia esculenta Leaf 69.0 3625.0 -0.1 Duke, 1992 *