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

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.

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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
Rhamnus cathartica	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Rheum rhabarbarum	Leaf	110.0	1833.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Rheum rhabarbarum	Pt	80.0	2581.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Rhodymenia palmata	Plant	not available	120.0	-0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Ribes nigrum	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Ribes nigrum	Fruit	150.0	10030.0	0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Ribes rubrum	Fruit	300.0	2554.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Ribes uva-crispa	Fruit	263.0	2397.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Rollinia mucosa	Fruit	330.0	1450.0	-0.2	Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
Rosa canina	Fruit	1384.0	7400.0	0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Rosa canina	Flower	3000.0	13000.0	3.2	Duke, 1992 *
Rosa gallica	Fruit	5450.0	8470.0	0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Rosa multiflora	Leaf	not available	2000.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Rosa rubiginosa	Seed	not available	12500.0	7.2	Duke, 1992 *
Rosa spp	Fruit	1000.0	12500.0	0.5	Duke, 1992 *
Rosmarinus officinalis	Plant	612.0	673.0	-0.4	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Rosmarinus officinalis	Leaf	11.0	675.0	-0.4	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Rubus fruticosus	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Rubus idaeus	Fruit	70.0	1870.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Rubus idaeus	Leaf	620.0	3670.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *