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
Caulophyllum thalictroides	Root	5.7	51.5	-0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Centella asiatica	Leaf	40.0	374.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Centella asiatica	Plant	not available	138.0	-0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Cephaelis ipecacuanha	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Chamaemelum nobile	Flower	not available	267.0	-0.8	Duke, 1992 *
Chenopodium album	Plant	600.0	9000.0	1.5	Duke, 1992 *
Chenopodium ambrosioides	Leaf	110.0	1020.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Chondrus crispus	Plant	not available	130.0	-0.6	Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Chrysanthemum coronarium	Bud	370.0	4975.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Chrysanthemum coronarium	Leaf	270.0	4155.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Chrysanthemum parthenium	Plant	not available	330.0	-0.5	Duke, 1992 *
Chrysanthemum parthenium	Leaf	59.0	330.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Chrysobalanus icaco	Fruit	90.0	1420.0	-0.2	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Chrysophyllum cainito	Fruit	30.0	640.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Cicer arietinum	Seed	30.0	56.0	-0.3	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Cichorium endivia	Leaf	462.0	9302.0	0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Cichorium intybus	Leaf	100.0	2040.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Cichorium intybus	Root	50.0	250.0	-0.5	Duke, 1992 *
Cimicifuga racemosa	Root	28.0	135.0	-0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Cinnamomum aromaticum	Bark	not available	309.0	0.1	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses