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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
Colocasia esculenta Root 0.0 325.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Corchorus olitorius Leaf 370.0 4080.0 -0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Coriandrum sativum Leaf 780.0 6290.0 0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Coriandrum sativum Fruit not available 920.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Corylus avellana Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Corylus avellana Seed 10.0 22.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Crataegus laevigata Fruit 24.0 85.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Crataegus laevigata Leaf 166.4 1800.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Crataegus rhipidophylla Leaf not available 1800.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Crataegus rhipidophylla Fruit not available 85.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Cucumis melo Fruit 397.0 4370.0 0.0 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Cucurbita pepo Flower 280.0 5773.0 0.9 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Cucurbita pepo Fruit 90.0 1071.0 -0.2 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Cucurbita spp Fruit 148.0 2340.0 -0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Cuminum cyminum Seed 0.0 76.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Cuminum cyminum Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Cuminum cyminum Fruit 0.0 76.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Curcuma longa Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Curcuma longa Rhizome 0.0 293.0 -0.3 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Fruit not available 490.0 -0.3 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses