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
Vigna angularis	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Vigna mungo	Seed	0.0	22.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Vigna mungo	Sprout Seedling	not available	426.0	-0.7	Duke, 1992 *
Vigna radiata	Seed	48.0	53.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Vigna radiata	Sprout Seedling	113.0	1506.0	0.1	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vigna unguiculata	Shoot	360.0	3523.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Vigna unguiculata	Fruit	56.0	2633.0	-0.1	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vigna unguiculata	Seed	16.0	17.0	-0.3	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vigna unguiculata	Seed	15.0	75.0	-0.3	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vigna unguiculata	Shoot	360.0	3523.0	-0.2	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Viscum album	Fruit	not available	7500.0	0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Vitis vinifera	Fruit	99.0	600.0	-0.2	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vitis vinifera	Leaf	3490.0	3870.0	-0.1	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Vitis vinifera	Stem	not available	310.0	-1.2	Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Yucca baccata	Root	27.0	131.0	-0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Zea mays	Seed	0.0	85.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Zea mays	Silk Stigma Style	not available	11.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Zingiber officinale	Root	20.0	288.0	-0.5	Duke, 1992 *
Zingiber officinale	Rhizome	0.0	317.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Zizyphus jujuba	Fruit	460.0	3882.0	0.0	Duke, 1992 *