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 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
Sida rhombifolia	Leaf	900.0	4545.0	0.0	Duke, 1992 *
Silybum marianum	Leaf	26.0	120.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Sinapis alba	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Smilax officinalis	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Smilax spp	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Solanum melongena	Fruit	13.0	947.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Solanum melongena	Leaf	790.0	5809.0	0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Solanum nigrum	Leaf	110.0	4067.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Solanum quitoensis	Fruit	310.0	7925.0	0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Solanum torvum	Fruit	40.0	275.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Solanum tuberosum	Tuber	170.0	990.0	1.4	Duke, 1992 *
Sonchus oleraceus	Leaf	50.0	625.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Sophora japonica	Leaf	not available	470.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Sorbus aucubaria	Fruit	39.0	2650.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Spinacia oleracea	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Spinacia oleracea	Fruit Juice	not available	55.0	-1.0	Duke, 1992 *
Spinacia oleracea	Plant	239.0	7595.0	1.2	Duke, 1992 *
Spirulina pratensis	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Spirulina spp.	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Spondias dulcis	Fruit	360.0	2750.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *