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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
Rhus copallina Stem 1.0 30.0 -0.1 *
Rhus glabra Stem 2.0 34.0 0.2 *
Ribes nigrum Fruit 1.0 64.0 0.5 *
Ribes rubrum Fruit 1.0 80.0 0.8 *
Ribes uva-crispa Fruit 1.0 15.0 -0.5 *
Rosa canina Fruit 8.0 22.0 -0.4 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
Rosmarinus officinalis Plant 22.0 39.0 -0.4 Betting on Boron, Unpublished draft by J. A. Duke on file at USDA, draft and papers relating to boron percentages.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).
Rubus chamaemorus Fruit 1.6 12.0 -0.6 *
Rubus fruticosus Fruit 0.1 21.0 -0.4 *
Rubus idaeus Fruit 1.0 13.0 -0.5 Betting on Boron, Unpublished draft by J. A. Duke on file at USDA, draft and papers relating to boron percentages.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).
Salvia officinalis Leaf 25.0 41.0 -0.6 Betting on Boron, Unpublished draft by J. A. Duke on file at USDA, draft and papers relating to boron percentages.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).
Sassafras albidum Leaf 2.0 48.0 -0.4 *
Sassafras albidum Stem 1.0 26.0 -0.4 *
Satureja hortensis Plant 25.0 37.0 -0.4 Betting on Boron, Unpublished draft by J. A. Duke on file at USDA, draft and papers relating to boron percentages.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).
Satureja montana Plant 25.0 37.0 -0.4 Betting on Boron, Unpublished draft by J. A. Duke on file at USDA, draft and papers relating to boron percentages.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).
Sesamum indicum Seed 4.0 13.0 -0.5 Betting on Boron, Unpublished draft by J. A. Duke on file at USDA, draft and papers relating to boron percentages.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).
Solanum melongena Fruit 1.0 8.0 -0.6 *
Solanum tuberosum Tuber 1.0 8.0 *
Sorbus aucubaria Fruit 4.0 24.0 -0.3 *
Spinacia oleracea Leaf 2.4 40.0 -0.6 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980