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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calendula officinalis | Flower | 1330.0 | 3100.0 | 0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Camellia sinensis | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Canavalia ensiformis | Fruit | 320.0 | 1488.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Canavalia ensiformis | Seed | 0.0 | 23.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Canna indica | Root | 70.0 | 210.0 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cannabis sativa | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.3 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Capparis spinosa | Fruit | not available | 1335.0 | -0.2 | Wealth of India. |
| Capparis spinosa | Leaf | not available | 710.0 | -0.4 | Wealth of India. |
| Capparis spinosa | Flower | 260.0 | 2300.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Capsella bursa-pastoris | Plant | 360.0 | 5500.0 | 0.7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Capsicum annuum | Fruit | 230.0 | 20982.0 | 1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Capsicum frutescens | Fruit | 350.0 | 23000.0 | 1.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carica papaya | Fruit | 640.0 | 4741.0 | 0.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carica papaya | Leaf | 1400.0 | 6222.0 | 0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carica pentagona | Fruit | 290.0 | 4265.0 | 0.0 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Carthamus tinctorius | Flower | 14.0 | 100.0 | -0.8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carthamus tinctorius | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carya illinoensis | Seed | 20.0 | 21.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Casimiroa edulis | Fruit | 230.0 | 1395.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Catha edulis | Leaf | not available | 1610.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |