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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |