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	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	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
Calendula officinalis	Flower	1330.0	3100.0	0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Camellia sinensis	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Canavalia ensiformis	Fruit	320.0	1488.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Canavalia ensiformis	Seed	0.0	23.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Canna indica	Root	70.0	210.0	-0.5	Duke, 1992 *
Cannabis sativa	Seed	not available	0.0	-0.3	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Capparis spinosa	Flower	260.0	2300.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Capparis spinosa	Fruit	not available	1335.0	-0.2	Wealth of India.
Capparis spinosa	Leaf	not available	710.0	-0.4	Wealth of India.
Capsella bursa-pastoris	Plant	360.0	5500.0	0.7	Duke, 1992 *
Capsicum annuum	Fruit	230.0	20982.0	1.0	Duke, 1992 *
Capsicum frutescens	Fruit	350.0	23000.0	1.1	Duke, 1992 *
Carica papaya	Fruit	640.0	4741.0	0.0	Duke, 1992 *
Carica papaya	Leaf	1400.0	6222.0	0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Carica pentagona	Fruit	290.0	4265.0	0.0	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Carthamus tinctorius	Flower	14.0	100.0	-0.8	Duke, 1992 *
Carthamus tinctorius	Seed	not available	0.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Carya illinoensis	Seed	20.0	21.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Casimiroa edulis	Fruit	230.0	1395.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Catha edulis	Leaf	not available	1610.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *