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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinnamomum verum | Bark | not available | 309.0 | 0.1 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Citrullus colocynthis | Fruit | not available | 122.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Citrullus lanatus | Fruit | not available | 94.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Citrus aurantiifolia | Fruit | 291.0 | 4444.0 | 0.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Citrus aurantium | Fruit | 420.0 | 3947.0 | 0.0 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Citrus aurantium | Leaf | not available | 3000.0 | -0.2 | Watt, J.M. and Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G. 1962. The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa. E. & S. Livingstone, Ltd. Edinburg & London. 1457 pp. |
| Citrus limon | Fruit | 5208.0 | 5566.0 | 0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Citrus limon | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Citrus mitis | Fruit Juice | 300.0 | 445.0 | 1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Citrus mitis | Fruit | 884.0 | 11130.0 | 0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Citrus paradisi | Fruit | 337.0 | 3862.0 | 0.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Citrus reticulata | Fruit | 280.0 | 3684.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Citrus sinensis | Fruit | 500.0 | 4071.0 | 0.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cnicus benedictus | Plant | 4.0 | 30.0 | -0.6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cnidoscolus chayamansa | Leaf | 1960.0 | 12200.0 | 0.7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Coccinia grandis | Fruit | 280.0 | 4058.0 | 0.0 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Cocos nucifera | Seed | 20.0 | 88.0 | -0.3 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Coix lacryma-jobi | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.3 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Cola acuminata | Seed | 540.0 | 1456.0 | 0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Colocasia esculenta | Leaf | 69.0 | 3625.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |