Chemical COPPER | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Chemical ID

COPPER

Ubiquitous

Yes

List of known dosages
Dosage	Reference
PTD=100 mg/day
RDA=30-80 ug/kg	Martindale's 29th
ADI?=<500 ug/kg
ADI=2-5 mg/man	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.

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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
Antianemic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic	2-4 mg/day	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antifatigue	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antiinflammatory	not available	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinociceptive	not available	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Cardioprotective	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Contraceptive	not available	Martindale's 28th
Hypocholesterolemic	not available	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Immunomodulator	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Schizophrenigenic	not available	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.

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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
Abelmoschus esculentus	Fruit	1.0	9.0	-0.3	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Abelmoschus manihot	Leaf	2.5	21.5	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Acanthopanax gracilistylis	Root Bark	not available	14.0	1.0	Duke, 1992 *
Achyranthes bidentata	Root	6.0	11.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Aconitum carmichaelii	Tuber	not available	12.0	0.0	Duke, 1992 *
Acorus calamus	Rhizome	not available	4.0	-1.5	Chen, H.C. and Lin, S.M. 1988. Determination of Mineral Elements in Certain Crude Drugs (Part 1), Kaohsiung J. Med. Sci., 4: 259-272.
Actaea dahurica	Rhizome	not available	8.0	-0.6	Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195.
Akebia quinata	Stem	not available	7.0	-0.7	Duke, 1992 *
Albizia julibrissin	Bark	5.0	6.0	-0.5	Duke, 1992 *
Alisma plantago-aquatica	Rhizome	11.0	15.0	1.0	Duke, 1992 *
Allium cepa	Bulb	0.3	11.0	0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Allium cepa	Seed	not available	18.2	0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Allium sativum var. sativum	Bulb	1.4	9.7	-1.3	Duke, 1992 *
Allium schoenoprasum	Leaf	1.0	24.0	-0.1	Revised USDA data received 1993.
Alocasia macrorrhiza	Root	0.7	2.4	-1.0	Duke, 1992 *
Amaranthus sp.	Leaf	1.0	19.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Amomum xanthioides	Seed	not available	8.0	-0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Amorphophallus campanulatus	Root	1.8	8.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Amphicarpaea bracteata	Shoot	not available	20.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Anacardium occidentale	Seed	22.0	37.0	2.0	Duke, 1992 *