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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piper betel | Leaf | 43.0 | 2130.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Piper nigrum | Fruit | not available | 10.0 | -0.3 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Pisum sativum | Fruit | 600.0 | 5935.0 | 0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pisum sativum | Seed | 44.0 | 1892.0 | 0.8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pisum sativum | Sprout Seedling | not available | 1650.0 | 0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Plantago major | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Plantago major | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Plantago psyllium | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Platonia insignis | Fruit | 180.0 | 1190.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Platycodon grandiflorum | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Plectranthus amboinicus | Leaf | 120.0 | 2145.0 | -0.2 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Polygonum multiflorum | Root | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| Polymnia edulis | Root | 250.0 | 1400.0 | 0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Portulaca oleracea | Herb | 105.0 | 7000.0 | -1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pothomorphe sp. | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pourouma cecropiaefolia | Fruit | 10.0 | 55.0 | -0.3 | J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995 |
| Pouteria caimito | Fruit | 490.0 | 1890.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pouteria campechiana | Fruit | 400.0 | 1475.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pouteria viridis | Fruit | 430.0 | 1360.0 | -0.2 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Prunus armeniaca | Fruit | 100.0 | 745.0 | -0.2 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |