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
Caulophyllum thalictroides	Root	5.7	51.5	-0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Centella asiatica	Leaf	40.0	374.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Centella asiatica	Plant	not available	138.0	-0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Cephaelis ipecacuanha	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Chamaemelum nobile	Flower	not available	267.0	-0.8	Duke, 1992 *
Chenopodium album	Plant	600.0	9000.0	1.5	Duke, 1992 *
Chenopodium ambrosioides	Leaf	110.0	1020.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Chondrus crispus	Plant	not available	130.0	-0.6	Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Chrysanthemum coronarium	Bud	370.0	4975.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Chrysanthemum coronarium	Leaf	270.0	4155.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Chrysanthemum parthenium	Leaf	59.0	330.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Chrysanthemum parthenium	Plant	not available	330.0	-0.5	Duke, 1992 *
Chrysobalanus icaco	Fruit	90.0	1420.0	-0.2	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Chrysophyllum cainito	Fruit	30.0	640.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Cicer arietinum	Seed	30.0	56.0	-0.3	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Cichorium endivia	Leaf	462.0	9302.0	0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Cichorium intybus	Leaf	100.0	2040.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Cichorium intybus	Root	50.0	250.0	-0.5	Duke, 1992 *
Cimicifuga racemosa	Root	28.0	135.0	-0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Cinnamomum aromaticum	Bark	not available	309.0	0.1	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses