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
Hypoglycemic	not available	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
Hypotensive	1,000 mg/man/day	Duke, 1992 *
Immunomodulator	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Immunostimulant	not available	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
Interferonogenic	not available	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Lithogenic	not available	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Mucolytic	1 g/woman/day	Martindale's 28th
Pesticide	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Uricosuric	4 g/man/day	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Urinary-Acidulant	not available	Martindale's 29th
Vasodilator	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary	not available	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).

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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
Origanum vulgare	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Oryza sativa	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Oxalis tuberosa	Root	370.0	2284.0	0.7	Duke, 1992 *
Pachira macrocarpa	Seed	240.0	255.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Pachyrhizus erosus	Plant	140.0	1845.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Panax ginseng	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Panax ginseng	Root	not available	0.0	-0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Panax quinquefolius	Plant	not available	39.0	-0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Papaver somniferum	Seed	not available	0.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Papaver somniferum	Fruit	not available	1120.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Papaver somniferum	Tissue Culture	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Parthenium integrifolium	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Passiflora edulis	Fruit	300.0	1205.0	-0.2	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Passiflora foetida	Fruit	150.0	835.0	-0.2	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Passiflora incarnata	Flower	11.0	100.0	-0.8	Duke, 1992 *
Passiflora ligularis	Fruit	108.0	950.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Passiflora mollissima	Fruit	700.0	8750.0	0.3	Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
Passiflora quadrangularis	Fruit	150.0	2680.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Passiflora quadrangularis	Seed	150.0	695.0	0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Pastinaca sativa	Root	160.0	830.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *