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
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 Sort descending	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
Colocasia esculenta	Root	0.0	325.0	-0.5	Duke, 1992 *
Corchorus olitorius	Leaf	370.0	4080.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Coriandrum sativum	Leaf	780.0	6290.0	0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Coriandrum sativum	Fruit	not available	920.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Corylus avellana	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Corylus avellana	Seed	10.0	22.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Crataegus laevigata	Fruit	24.0	85.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Crataegus laevigata	Leaf	166.4	1800.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Crataegus rhipidophylla	Leaf	not available	1800.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Crataegus rhipidophylla	Fruit	not available	85.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Cucumis melo	Fruit	397.0	4370.0	0.0	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Cucurbita pepo	Flower	280.0	5773.0	0.9	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Cucurbita pepo	Fruit	90.0	1071.0	-0.2	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Cucurbita spp	Fruit	148.0	2340.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Cuminum cyminum	Fruit	0.0	76.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Cuminum cyminum	Seed	0.0	76.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Cuminum cyminum	Tissue Culture	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Curcuma longa	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Curcuma longa	Rhizome	0.0	293.0	-0.3	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba	Fruit	not available	490.0	-0.3	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses