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

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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 Sort descending	Dosage	Reference
Antispasmodic	500-5,000 mg/day	Duke, 1992 *
Antistress	500-1,000 mg	Duke, 1992 *
Antisyndrome-X	1-4 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
Antitumor (Gastric)	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung)	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral	1-5 g/day	Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic	1-10 mM	Duke, 1992 *
Asthma-preventive	1,000 mg/day/orl	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor	1.5 g/day/man	Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive	not available	Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Cardioprotective	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Cold-preventive	1-2 g/day	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Collagenic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Detoxicant	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic	700 mg/man/orl	Duke, 1992 *
Fistula-Preventive	not available	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Hypocholesterolemic	300-1,000 mg/day	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.

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List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
Echinacea spp	Leaf	not available	2140.0	-0.2	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253.
Echinacea spp	Root	not available	843.0	-0.2	Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Elaeagnus angustifolia	Fruit	40.0	500.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Elaeagnus commutata	Fruit	100.0	725.0	-0.2	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Elaeagnus umbellatus	Fruit	10.0	57.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Elaeis guineensis	Fruit	120.0	163.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Eleocharis dulcis	Tuber	40.0	317.0	-0.7	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Eleutherococcus senticosus	Root	42.0	200.0	-0.5	Duke, 1992 *
Ephedra sinica	Plant	151.0	721.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Equisetum arvense	Plant	45.0	208.0	-0.5	Duke, 1992 *
Eriobotrya japonica	Fruit	10.0	840.0	-0.2	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Eriodictyon californicum	Leaf	0.4	1.7	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Eryngium floridanum	Shoot	not available	1958.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Erythrina berteroana	Shoot	370.0	2340.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Erythrina fusca	Leaf	30.0	780.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Erythroxylum coca	Leaf	14.0	15.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Eugenia brasiliensis	Fruit	188.0	1290.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Eugenia floribunda	Fruit	230.0	1785.0	-0.2	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Eugenia uniflora	Fruit	140.0	2115.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Eupatorium perfoliatum	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *