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Chemical ASCORBIC-ACID

Chemical ID
ASCORBICACID
Ubiquitous
Yes
List of known dosages
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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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
Antiorchitic not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic 1 g 2x/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 500 mg/day Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant 100 ppm Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian 1 g 2-3x/day Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiperiodontitic 1 g 2x/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antipneumonic not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipodriac not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipoliomyelitic not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipyretic not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiradicular not available Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
AntiRaynaud's 500 mg 1-2x/day Duke, 1992 *
Antiretinotic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antirheumatic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antirhinitic 1,000 mg 3x/day Duke, 1992 *
Antiscorbutic 10 mg/man/day Martindale's 28th
Antiseptic MIC=3.3-217 mg/ml Martindale's 28th
Antiseptic 4-8 g/day Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antishingles not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
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
Allium ampeloprasum Root 170.0 1241.0 0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Allium cepa Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Allium cepa Leaf 390.0 5000.0 0.0 Duke, 1992 *
Allium sativum var. sativum Bulb 100.0 788.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Allium sativum var. sativum Flower 440.0 3793.0 0.3 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Allium sativum var. sativum Leaf 390.0 2868.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Allium sativum var. sativum Shoot 420.0 1883.0 -0.3 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Allium sativum var. sativum Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Allium schoenoprasum Leaf 57.0 9875.0 0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Alocasia macrorrhiza Leaf not available 50.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Alocasia macrorrhiza Root not available 572.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Aloe spp. Leaf 31.0 6260.0 0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Aloe vera Leaf not available 6260.0 0.1 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Alpinia galanga Rhizome 260.0 1844.0 2.0 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Althaea officinalis Root 177.0 1640.0 0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Althaea officinalis Seed not available 1640.0 0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Amaranthus sp. Leaf 345.0 6263.0 0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Amaranthus spinosus Leaf 98.0 5030.0 0.0 Duke, 1992 *
Amorphophallus campanulatus Root 15.0 279.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Anacardium occidentale Seed 20.0 21.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *