Chemical ID
ASCORBICACID
Ubiquitous
Yes
| 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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| 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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| Plant Name Sort descending | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taraxacum officinale | Root | 54.0 | 376.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Terminalia catappa | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.3 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Terminalia chebula | Fruit | not available | 920.0 | -0.2 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| Tetragonia tetragonioides | Leaf | 300.0 | 5000.0 | 0.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Theobroma bicolor | Fruit | 210.0 | 1010.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Theobroma bicolor | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.3 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Theobroma cacao | Fruit | 30.0 | 70.0 | -0.3 | J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995 |
| Theobroma cacao | Seed | not available | 31.0 | -0.3 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Theobroma speciosum | Fruit | 90.0 | 230.0 | -0.3 | J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995 |
| Thuja occidentalis | Branches | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Thymus vulgaris | Leaf | not available | 0.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tilia sp. | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tragopogon porrifolius | Root | 80.0 | 491.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tribulus terrestris | Leaf | not available | 420.0 | -0.4 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Trichosanthes anguina | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Trifolium pratense | Flower | 534.0 | 2966.0 | 0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Trigonella foenum-graecum | Leaf | not available | 520.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Trigonella foenum-graecum | Seed | 78.0 | 600.0 | 0.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Trigonella foenum-graecum | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Triticum aestivum | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |