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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
Vigna angularis Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Vigna mungo Seed 0.0 22.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Vigna mungo Sprout Seedling not available 426.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Vigna radiata Seed 48.0 53.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Vigna radiata Sprout Seedling 113.0 1506.0 0.1 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vigna unguiculata Seed 15.0 75.0 -0.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vigna unguiculata Shoot 360.0 3523.0 -0.2 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vigna unguiculata Shoot 360.0 3523.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Vigna unguiculata Fruit 56.0 2633.0 -0.1 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vigna unguiculata Seed 16.0 17.0 -0.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Viscum album Fruit not available 7500.0 0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Vitis vinifera Leaf 3490.0 3870.0 -0.1 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Vitis vinifera Stem not available 310.0 -1.2 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Vitis vinifera Fruit 99.0 600.0 -0.2 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Yucca baccata Root 27.0 131.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Zea mays Seed 0.0 85.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Zea mays Silk Stigma Style not available 11.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Zingiber officinale Root 20.0 288.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Zingiber officinale Rhizome 0.0 317.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Zizyphus jujuba Fruit 460.0 3882.0 0.0 Duke, 1992 *