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 Sort descending | 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. |
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| Plant Name Sort descending | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyamopsis tetragonoloba | Shoot | not available | 2800.0 | -0.2 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Cyclanthera pedata | Fruit | 140.0 | 2800.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cydonia oblonga | Fruit | 100.0 | 960.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cynara cardunculus | Flower | 0.0 | 828.0 | -0.6 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Cyperus rotundus | Root | not available | 90.0 | -0.6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cyphomandra betacea | Fruit | 223.0 | 2060.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cyrtosperma chamissonis | Root | 0.0 | 762.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Datura metel | Leaf | not available | 2220.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Datura stramonium | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Daucus carota | Root | 91.0 | 775.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dioscorea alata | Root | not available | 100.0 | -0.6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dioscorea pentaphylla | Root | 26.0 | 140.0 | -0.6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dioscorea sp. | Root | not available | 194.0 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dioscorea villosa | Rhizome | not available | 149.0 | -0.6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dioscorea villosa | Root | 110.0 | 460.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diospyros digyna | Fruit | 1915.0 | 9330.0 | 0.3 | Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981. |
| Diospyros virginiana | Fruit | 660.0 | 1855.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Duchesnea indica | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Durio zibethinus | Fruit | 240.0 | 1270.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Echinacea purpurea | Root | 212.0 | 843.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |