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Chemical ASCORBIC-ACID

Chemical ID

ASCORBICACID

Ubiquitous

Yes

List of known dosages
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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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
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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name Sort descending	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
Zizyphus spina-christi	Fruit	300.0	330.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *