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

Chemical ID

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.
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
Rubus idaeus	Fruit	70.0	1870.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Rumex acetosa	Leaf	630.0	12400.0	0.7	Duke, 1992 *
Rumex acetosella	Leaf	500.0	12000.0	0.7	Duke, 1992 *
Rumex crispus	Root	1042.0	4054.0	1.7	Duke, 1992 *
Rumex crispus	Leaf	300.0	4054.0	-0.1	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Ruscus aculeatus	Root	77.0	256.0	-0.5	Duke, 1992 *
Ruta graveolens	Leaf	not available	4790.0	0.0	Duke, 1992 *
Salix alba	Bark	11.0	68.0	-0.8	Duke, 1992 *
Salvia officinalis	Leaf	55.0	350.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Sambucus canadensis	Fruit	360.0	1782.0	-0.2	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Sambucus nigra	Leaf	739.0	11000.0	0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Sambucus nigra	Fruit	128.0	1515.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Schisandra chinensis	Fruit	153.0	1022.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Sclerocarya caffra	Fruit	540.0	8190.0	0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Scutellaria lateriflora	Plant	140.0	1025.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Sechium edule	Fruit	110.0	1570.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Sechium edule	Shoot	330.0	4460.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Senna alexandrina	Leaf	1130.0	5566.0	0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Serenoa repens	Fruit	11.0	88.0	-0.3	Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Sicana odorifera	Fruit	139.0	1270.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *