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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.

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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 Dosage Reference
Mycobactericide not available Duke, 1992 *
Odontolytic 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.
Refrigerant not available Martindale's 28th
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
Citrus limon Fruit not available 59500.0 0.3 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Citrus mitis Fruit Juice 36000.0 55200.0 1.0 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
Citrus mitis Fruit 28100.0 281000.0 3.9 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
Citrus paradisi Fruit 11900.0 21000.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Citrus reticulata Fruit 8600.0 12200.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Citrus sinensis Fruit 5600.0 9800.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Cocos nucifera Seed 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.
Coffea arabica Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Convallaria majalis Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Crataegus laevigata Fruit not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
Crataegus rhipidophylla Fruit not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
Cryptostegia grandifolia Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Cucumis melo 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.
Datura stramonium Plant not available 750.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Daucus carota Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Digitalis purpurea Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Equisetum arvense Plant not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Eriobotrya japonica Leaf not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
Euonymus atropurpureus Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Euphorbia tirucalli Plant not available 74000.0 2.0 Duke, 1992 *