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 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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name Sort descending	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
Sida rhombifolia	Leaf	900.0	4545.0	0.0	Duke, 1992 *
Silybum marianum	Leaf	26.0	120.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Sinapis alba	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Smilax officinalis	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Smilax spp	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Solanum melongena	Fruit	13.0	947.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Solanum melongena	Leaf	790.0	5809.0	0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Solanum nigrum	Leaf	110.0	4067.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Solanum quitoensis	Fruit	310.0	7925.0	0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Solanum torvum	Fruit	40.0	275.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Solanum tuberosum	Tuber	170.0	990.0	1.4	Duke, 1992 *
Sonchus oleraceus	Leaf	50.0	625.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Sophora japonica	Leaf	not available	470.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Sorbus aucubaria	Fruit	39.0	2650.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Spinacia oleracea	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Spinacia oleracea	Fruit Juice	not available	55.0	-1.0	Duke, 1992 *
Spinacia oleracea	Plant	239.0	7595.0	1.2	Duke, 1992 *
Spirulina pratensis	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Spirulina spp.	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Spondias dulcis	Fruit	360.0	2750.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *