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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colocasia esculenta | Root | 0.0 | 325.0 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Corchorus olitorius | Leaf | 370.0 | 4080.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Coriandrum sativum | Leaf | 780.0 | 6290.0 | 0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Coriandrum sativum | Fruit | not available | 920.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Corylus avellana | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Corylus avellana | Seed | 10.0 | 22.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Crataegus laevigata | Fruit | 24.0 | 85.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Crataegus laevigata | Leaf | 166.4 | 1800.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Crataegus rhipidophylla | Leaf | not available | 1800.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Crataegus rhipidophylla | Fruit | not available | 85.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cucumis melo | Fruit | 397.0 | 4370.0 | 0.0 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Cucurbita pepo | Flower | 280.0 | 5773.0 | 0.9 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Cucurbita pepo | Fruit | 90.0 | 1071.0 | -0.2 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Cucurbita spp | Fruit | 148.0 | 2340.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cuminum cyminum | Seed | 0.0 | 76.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cuminum cyminum | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cuminum cyminum | Fruit | 0.0 | 76.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Curcuma longa | Rhizome | 0.0 | 293.0 | -0.3 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Curcuma longa | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cyamopsis tetragonoloba | Fruit | not available | 490.0 | -0.3 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |