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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 |
Select a Results View:
| Activity | Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antihangover | 1,000 mg | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihemorrhagic | 1 g/man/day | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihepatitic | 2-6 g/man/day | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihepatotoxic | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiherpetic | 1-5 g/day | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihistaminic | 2 g/day orl man | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihypertensive | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinfertility | 1 g/day | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | not available | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antilepric | 1.5 g/man/day | Martindale's 28th |
| Antilithic | 1,000-3,000 mg/day | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiLyme | 500-2,000 mg | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimaculitic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimeasles | not available | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antimenopausal | 500-5,000 mg/day | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimigraine | not available | Martindale's 29th |
| Antimutagenic | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235. |
| Antineuramidase | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinitrosic | 1 g/man/day | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiobesity | 1 g 3x/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abelmoschus esculentus | Plant | 190.0 | 2340.0 | 0.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Abelmoschus esculentus | Fruit | 130.0 | 2340.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acacia farnesiana | Leaf | 490.0 | 2636.0 | -0.2 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Acacia nilotica | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acacia senegal | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| Acalypha indica | Leaf | 1470.0 | 7540.0 | 0.3 | Wealth of India. |
| Achillea millefolium | Leaf | 580.0 | 3100.0 | -0.2 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| Achillea millefolium | Plant | 119.0 | 672.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acorus calamus | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Actaea racemosa | Root | not available | 21.0 | -0.6 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| Actinidia chinensis | Fruit | 750.0 | 6370.0 | 0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aegle marmelos | Fruit | 80.0 | 1330.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aesculus hippocastanum | Seed | not available | 24.0 | -0.3 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Aesculus hippocastanum | Leaf | not available | 147.2 | -0.4 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Agathosma betulina | Leaf | not available | 4900.0 | 0.0 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| Albizia lebbeck | Seed | not available | 17.0 | -0.3 | Wealth of India. |
| Aleurites moluccana | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.3 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Alliaria petiolata | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allium ampeloprasum | Flower | 400.0 | 2367.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allium ampeloprasum | Leaf | 170.0 | 3019.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |