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

Chemical ID
ASCORBICACID
Ubiquitous
Yes
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=518 (ivn mus) Jim Duke's personal files.
PTD=1-5 g
RDA=30-95 mg/day
RDA=60-100 mg/man/day

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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Antispasmodic 500-5,000 mg/day *
Antistress 500-1,000 mg *
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) *
Antitumor (Lung) *
Antiulcer *
Antiviral 1-5 g/day *
Apoptotic 1-10 mM *
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 *
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor 1.5 g/day/man *
Calcium-Antagonist *
Cancer-Preventive Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Cardioprotective *
Cold-preventive 1-2 g/day Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Collagenic *
Detoxicant *
Diuretic 700 mg/man/orl *
Fistula-Preventive 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
Spondias mombin Fruit 160.0 1615.0 -0.2 *
Spondias pinnata Fruit 210.0 2165.0 -0.1 *
Spondias purpurea Fruit 450.0 2025.0 -0.2 *
Stachys officinalis Plant 1.3 8.0 -0.6 *
Stellaria media Plant 6.0 69.0 -0.6 *
Stellaria media Shoot 0.0 0.0 -0.4 *
Stevia rebaudiana Leaf 110.0 -0.4 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Symphytum officinale Root 132.0 -0.6 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Symphytum officinale Leaf 88.0 800.0 -0.4 *
Syringa vulgaris Leaf 1315.0 -0.3 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Syzygium aromaticum Bark 810.0 2.0 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Syzygium cumini Fruit 57.0 1330.0 -0.2 *
Syzygium jambos Fruit 30.0 2385.0 -0.1 *
Syzygium malaccense Fruit 65.0 4615.0 0.0 *
Tabebuia heptaphylla Bark 32.0 181.0 -0.3 *
Tamarindus indica Flower 600.0 -0.7 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Tamarindus indica Fruit 24.0 585.0 -0.2 *
Tamarindus indica Leaf 263.0 -0.4 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Tanacetum parthenium Plant 330.0 -0.5 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Taraxacum officinale Leaf 18.0 6520.0 0.2 *