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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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BORON

Chemical ID
BORON
Ubiquitous
Yes

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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Androgenic 3 mg/man/day *
Antiosteoarthritic Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 3 mg/man/day *
Estrogenic 3 mg/man/day *
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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
Juglans nigra Seed 4.7 -0.9 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
Juglans regia Seed 0.5 12.0 -0.6 Betting on Boron, Unpublished draft by J. A. Duke on file at USDA, draft and papers relating to boron percentages.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).
Juniperus virginiana Shoot 4.0 44.0 -0.6 *
Lactuca sativa Leaf 0.9 87.0 0.7 *
Laurus nobilis Leaf 9.0 16.0 -1.2 Betting on Boron, Unpublished draft by J. A. Duke on file at USDA, draft and papers relating to boron percentages.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).
Liquidambar styraciflua Leaf 6.0 84.0 0.6 *
Liquidambar styraciflua Stem 2.0 60.0 2.0 *
Lycopersicon esculentum Fruit 0.0 96.0 1.1 *
Malus domestica Fruit 1.0 110.0 1.4 *
Mangifera indica Fruit 0.5 17.5 -0.5 *
Manihot esculenta Root 0.6 7.5 -0.6 *
Medicago sativa Leaf 25.0 -1.0 *
Medicago sativa Plant 17.0 45.0 -0.4 *
Medicago sativa Stem 14.0 -1.2 *
Murraya sp Fruit 2.8 8.5 -0.6 *
Musa x paradisiaca Fruit 2.8 8.5 -0.6 *
Myristica fragrans Seed 3.0 13.0 -0.5 Betting on Boron, Unpublished draft by J. A. Duke on file at USDA, draft and papers relating to boron percentages.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).
Nyssa sylvatica Leaf 2.0 136.0 2.0 *
Nyssa sylvatica Stem 1.0 31.0 0.0 *
Ocimum basilicum Plant 18.0 31.0 -0.5 Betting on Boron, Unpublished draft by J. A. Duke on file at USDA, draft and papers relating to boron percentages.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).