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
Arctium lappa	Root	20.0	85.0	-0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Leaf	22.0	191.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Areca catechu	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Armoracia rusticana	Plant	1220.0	18200.0	3.7	Duke, 1992 *
Armoracia rusticana	Leaf	2440.0	4560.0	0.0	Duke, 1992 *
Armoracia rusticana	Root	1800.0	10000.0	5.1	Duke, 1992 *
Arracacia xanthorrhiza	Root	310.0	1070.0	0.0	Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia absinthium	Leaf	1200.0	2600.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia dracunculus	Leaf	not available	588.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia vulgaris	Leaf	720.0	5670.0	0.1	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Artocarpus altilis	Fruit	150.0	985.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Artocarpus altilis	Seed	65.0	275.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Artocarpus heterophyllus	Fruit	45.0	435.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Asimina triloba	Fruit	76.0	893.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Aspalathus linearis	Shoot	157.0	94000.0	4.2	Duke, 1992 *
Asparagus officinalis	Shoot	100.0	5714.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Asparagus officinalis	Root	398.0	3976.0	1.6	Duke, 1992 *
Astragalus membranaceus	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Avena sativa	Plant	26.0	120.0	-0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Averrhoa bilimbi	Fruit	160.0	4665.0	0.0	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses