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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juglans regia | Fruit | 4500.0 | 15000.0 | 0.6 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| Juglans regia | Leaf | 8000.0 | 13000.0 | 0.8 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Juniperus communis | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Juniperus communis | Leaf | not available | 600.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Justicia pectoralis | Leaf | 280.0 | 1867.0 | -0.3 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Lablab purpureus | Fruit | 7.7 | 63.6 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lablab purpureus | Seed | 0.0 | 1063.0 | 0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lactuca sativa | Leaf | 180.0 | 3000.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lagenaria siceraria | Fruit | 101.0 | 2265.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lagenaria siceraria | Leaf | 50.0 | 330.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Larrea tridentata | Plant | 250.0 | 760.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lens culinaris | Seed | 42.0 | 70.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lens culinaris | Sprout Seedling | 148.0 | 605.0 | -0.6 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Leonurus cardiaca | Plant | not available | 42.0 | -0.6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lepidium meyenii | Root | 25.0 | 2860.0 | 1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lepidium sativum | Leaf | 690.0 | 6510.0 | 0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Licania platypus | Fruit | 110.0 | 1005.0 | -0.2 | Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981. |
| Limonia acidissima | Fruit | 20.0 | 65.0 | -0.3 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Lobelia inflata | Leaf | 255.0 | 2252.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Luffa aegyptiaca | Leaf | 950.0 | 9596.0 | 0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |