Chemical ASCORBIC-ACID | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Chemical ID

ASCORBICACID

Ubiquitous

Yes

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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	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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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	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 *