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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinnamomum verum | Bark | not available | 309.0 | 0.1 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Citrullus colocynthis | Fruit | not available | 122.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Citrullus lanatus | Fruit | not available | 94.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Citrus aurantiifolia | Fruit | 291.0 | 4444.0 | 0.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Citrus aurantium | Fruit | 420.0 | 3947.0 | 0.0 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Citrus aurantium | Leaf | not available | 3000.0 | -0.2 | Watt, J.M. and Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G. 1962. The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa. E. & S. Livingstone, Ltd. Edinburg & London. 1457 pp. |
| Citrus limon | Fruit | 5208.0 | 5566.0 | 0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Citrus limon | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Citrus mitis | Fruit Juice | 300.0 | 445.0 | 1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Citrus mitis | Fruit | 884.0 | 11130.0 | 0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Citrus paradisi | Fruit | 337.0 | 3862.0 | 0.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Citrus reticulata | Fruit | 280.0 | 3684.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Citrus sinensis | Fruit | 500.0 | 4071.0 | 0.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cnicus benedictus | Plant | 4.0 | 30.0 | -0.6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cnidoscolus chayamansa | Leaf | 1960.0 | 12200.0 | 0.7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Coccinia grandis | Fruit | 280.0 | 4058.0 | 0.0 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Cocos nucifera | Seed | 20.0 | 88.0 | -0.3 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Coix lacryma-jobi | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.3 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Cola acuminata | Seed | 540.0 | 1456.0 | 0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Colocasia esculenta | Leaf | 69.0 | 3625.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |