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

Chemical ID

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	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	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	Seed	10.0	22.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Corylus avellana	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	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	Fruit	0.0	76.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Cuminum cyminum	Tissue Culture	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Curcuma longa	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Curcuma longa	Rhizome	0.0	293.0	-0.3	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba	Fruit	not available	490.0	-0.3	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses