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Chemical BORON

Chemical ID
BORON
Ubiquitous
Yes
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
Androgenic 3 mg/man/day Duke, 1992 *
Antiosteoarthritic not available Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 3 mg/man/day Duke, 1992 *
Estrogenic 3 mg/man/day Duke, 1992 *
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 Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Acacia catechu Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Allium cepa Bulb 1.0 45.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Allium sativum var. sativum Bulb 3.0 10.0 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Alocasia macrorrhiza Root 1.0 3.3 -0.8 Duke, 1992 *
Amorphophallus campanulatus Root 1.7 7.7 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Anacardium occidentale Seed not available 3.2 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Ananas comosus Fruit not available 0.2 -0.8 Betting on Boron, Unpublished draft by J. A. Duke on file at USDA, draft and papers relating to boron percentages. Includes Internat. Z. Vit. Ern. Forschung 43:1973 (boron).
Anethum graveolens Plant 4.0 35.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Anethum graveolens Seed 28.0 50.0 1.2 Betting on Boron, Unpublished draft by J. A. Duke on file at USDA, draft and papers relating to boron percentages. Includes Internat. Z. Vit. Ern. Forschung 43:1973 (boron).
Annona muricata Fruit not available 3.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Annona squamosa Leaf not available 107.0 1.2 Duke, 1992 *
Apium graveolens Root 4.0 103.0 2.9 Duke, 1992 *
Apium graveolens Seed 43.0 61.0 1.7 Betting on Boron, Unpublished draft by J. A. Duke on file at USDA, draft and papers relating to boron percentages. Includes Internat. Z. Vit. Ern. Forschung 43:1973 (boron).
Arachis hypogaea Seed 5.0 18.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Armoracia rusticana Root 6.0 27.0 0.1 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
Artocarpus altilis Fruit 5.2 23.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Asparagus officinalis Shoot 6.0 104.0 1.5 Duke, 1992 *
Avena sativa Seed 2.0 7.0 -0.8 Betting on Boron, Unpublished draft by J. A. Duke on file at USDA, draft and papers relating to boron percentages. Includes Internat. Z. Vit. Ern. Forschung 43:1973 (boron).
Averrhoa carambola Fruit 0.6 8.0 -0.6 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Bertholletia excelsa Seed not available 2.7 -1.0 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979