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	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	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
Anacardium occidentale	Leaf	890.0	2957.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Anacardium occidentale	Seed	20.0	21.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Ananas comosus	Fruit	148.0	4178.0	0.0	Duke, 1992 *
Anethum graveolens	Plant	1214.0	1440.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Anethum graveolens	Seed	not available	1150.0	0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Angelica sinensis	Root	67.0	304.0	-0.5	Duke, 1992 *
Annona cherimola	Fruit	50.0	725.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Annona diversifolia	Fruit	not available	140.0	-0.3	J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
Annona glabra	Fruit	210.0	1590.0	-0.2	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Annona muricata	Fruit	190.0	1540.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Annona reticulata	Fruit	150.0	1400.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Annona squamosa	Fruit	340.0	1600.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Apium graveolens	Fruit	357.0	1700.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Apium graveolens	Plant	17.0	129.0	-0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Apium graveolens	Shoot	17.0	129.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Apium graveolens	Pt	58.0	2778.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Apium graveolens	Seed	171.0	1700.0	0.7	Duke, 1992 *
Arachis hypogaea	Leaf	980.0	4558.0	0.0	Duke, 1992 *
Arachis hypogaea	Seed	0.0	190.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Aralia cordata	Leaf	50.0	1065.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *