Chemical ASCORBIC-ACID | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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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
Averrhoa carambola	Fruit	200.0	4935.0	0.0	Duke, 1992 *
Bacopa monnieri	Shoot	not available	630.0	-0.3	Wealth of India.
Bactris gasipaes	Fruit	110.0	828.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Balanites aegyptiacus	Fruit	not available	390.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Barosma betulina	Leaf	not available	4900.0	0.0	Duke, 1992 *
Basella alba	Leaf	1020.0	14785.0	0.9	Duke, 1992 *
Benincasa hispida	Fruit	130.0	6750.0	0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Berberis vulgaris	Fruit	1560.0	3800.0	0.0	Duke, 1992 *
Berberis vulgaris	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
Berberis vulgaris	Root	not available	0.0	-0.6	Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Berberis vulgaris	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Bertholletia excelsa	Seed	not available	7.0	-0.3	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Beta vulgaris	Leaf	120.0	3696.0	-0.1	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Beta vulgaris	Root	50.0	868.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Bixa orellana	Fruit	20.0	130.0	-0.3	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Blighia sapida	Aril	260.0	1530.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Blighia sapida	Seed	780.0	2735.0	1.3	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Boehmeria nivea	Leaf	730.0	5615.0	0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Borago officinalis	Shoot	not available	39.0	-0.4	Jim Duke's personal files.
Borago officinalis	Leaf	30.0	5005.0	0.0	Duke, 1992 *