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
Prunus cerasus	Fruit	70.0	873.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Prunus domestica	Fruit	86.0	699.0	-0.2	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Prunus dulcis	Seed	0.0	13.0	-0.3	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Prunus persica	Fruit	14.0	1127.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Prunus salicifolia	Fruit	222.0	1415.0	-0.2	Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
Psidium cattleianum	Fruit	150.0	2100.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Psidium guajava	Seed	not available	8.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Psidium guajava	Fruit	24.0	18315.0	0.9	Duke, 1992 *
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Fruit	not available	190.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Psoralea esculenta	Root	4.0	171.0	-0.5	Duke, 1992 *
Punica granatum	Fruit	40.0	636.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Punica granatum	Fruit Juice	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Pyrus communis	Fruit	40.0	250.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Quararibea cordata	Fruit	90.0	660.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Quercus alba	Bark	29.0	127.0	-0.5	Duke, 1992 *
Raphanus sativus	Fruit	690.0	7822.0	0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Raphanus sativus	Leaf	810.0	7043.0	0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Raphanus sativus	Root	226.0	6216.0	2.9	Duke, 1992 *
Rhamnus cathartica	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *