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Chemical CITRIC-ACID

Chemical ID
CITRICACID
Ubiquitous
Yes
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=975 (ipr rat) Merck 11th Edition
LD50=6,730 mg/kg (orl rat) Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
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
Allergenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiaphthic 20,000 ppm Martindale's 28th
Antiatherosclerotic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial not available Duke, 1992 *
Anticalculic not available Duke, 1992 *
Anticoagulant not available Merck 11th Edition
Antileishmanic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antioxidant Synergist not available Merck 11th Edition
Antiseborrheic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic not available Martindale's 29th
Antitubercular not available Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Disinfectant not available Martindale's 29th
FLavor FEMA 370-4,400 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Hemostat not available Duke, 1992 *
Irritant not available Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
Laxative? not available Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-91.
Litholytic not available Martindale's 29th
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
Aconitum napellus Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Adonis vernalis Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Aesculus hippocastanum Bark not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Allium cepa Leaf not available not available not available Soldatenkov, S. V., Mazurova, T. A., Ranteleev, A. N. 1960. Organic Acids of Onion and Spinach. Trudy Petergof Biol. Inst., Leningrad Gosudarst Univ Im AA Zhdanova, 18: 55-61.
Allium cepa Bulb not available not available not available Soldatenkov, S. V., Mazurova, T. A., Ranteleev, A. N. 1960. Organic Acids of Onion and Spinach. Trudy Petergof Biol. Inst., Leningrad Gosudarst Univ Im AA Zhdanova, 18: 55-61.
Allium schoenoprasum Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Alocasia macrorrhiza Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Anabasis aphylla Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Ananas comosus Fruit 3200.0 86000.0 0.8 Duke, 1992 *
Annona muricata Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Annona squamosa Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Apium graveolens Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Apium graveolens Pt not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Leaf not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Avena sativa Hull Husk not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Avena sativa Petiole not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Averrhoa carambola Fruit not available 13200.0 -0.4 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
Berberis vulgaris Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Beta vulgaris Root not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Brassica oleracea Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *