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.
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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
Origanum vulgare	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Oryza sativa	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Oxalis tuberosa	Root	370.0	2284.0	0.7	Duke, 1992 *
Pachira macrocarpa	Seed	240.0	255.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Pachyrhizus erosus	Plant	140.0	1845.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Panax ginseng	Root	not available	0.0	-0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Panax ginseng	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Panax quinquefolius	Plant	not available	39.0	-0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Papaver somniferum	Tissue Culture	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Papaver somniferum	Seed	not available	0.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Papaver somniferum	Fruit	not available	1120.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Parthenium integrifolium	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Passiflora edulis	Fruit	300.0	1205.0	-0.2	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Passiflora foetida	Fruit	150.0	835.0	-0.2	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Passiflora incarnata	Flower	11.0	100.0	-0.8	Duke, 1992 *
Passiflora ligularis	Fruit	108.0	950.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Passiflora mollissima	Fruit	700.0	8750.0	0.3	Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
Passiflora quadrangularis	Fruit	150.0	2680.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Passiflora quadrangularis	Seed	150.0	695.0	0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Pastinaca sativa	Root	160.0	830.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *