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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
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.
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Plant Name Sort descending Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Euphorbia hirta Leaf not available 443.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Euphrasia officinalis Plant 10.0 67.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Fagopyrum esculentum Seed not available 0.0 -0.3 Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
Feijoa sellowiana Fruit 280.0 1750.0 -0.2 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
Ficus carica Fruit 20.0 2013.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Ficus carica Leaf 1050.0 3300.0 -0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Filipendula ulmaria Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Filipendula ulmaria Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Foeniculum vulgare Seed not available 0.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Foeniculum vulgare Leaf not available 123600.0 11.0 Jim Duke's personal files.
Foeniculum vulgare Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Foeniculum vulgare Plant 340.0 3148.0 0.1 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Fragaria spp Fruit 400.0 6948.0 0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Fragaria spp Leaf 3190.0 4350.0 0.0 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Frangula purshiana Bark not available 0.0 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Fucus vesiculosus Plant 30.0 258.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Garcinia mangostana Fruit 10.0 255.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Genipa americana Fruit 330.0 1020.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Gentiana lutea Root 40.0 183.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Ginkgo biloba Fruit not available 640.0 -0.2 Jim Duke's personal files.