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

Chemical ID

FIBER

Ubiquitous

Yes

List of known dosages
Dosage	Reference
RDA=20-35 g/day	Anderson, J.W. Dietary Fiber and Human Health. HortScience, 25(12): 1488, 1990.

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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
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antihypertensive	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor	not available	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiulcer	not available	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Beta-Blocker	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive	not available	Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Cardioprotective	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Hypocholesterolemic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Hypotensive	10 g/man/day/orl	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Hypouricemic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Laxative	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Vasodilator	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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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
Pimenta dioica	Leaf	175000.0	179000.0	0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Pimpinella anisum	Fruit	not available	161000.0	0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Pimpinella anisum	Seed	120000.0	250000.0	0.9	Duke, 1992 *
Pinus cembroides	Seed	11000.0	27000.0	-0.9	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Pinus edulis	Seed	11000.0	53100.0	-0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Pinus gerardiana	Seed	22000.0	23780.0	-0.9	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Pinus pinea	Seed	8000.0	10000.0	-1.0	Duke, 1992 *
Piper auritum	Leaf	22000.0	124000.0	-0.5	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Piper betel	Leaf	23000.0	157500.0	0.0	Duke, 1992 *
Piper methysticum	Root	not available	200000.0	2.5	Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Piper nigrum	Fruit	130056.0	148449.0	0.1	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Pistacia vera	Seed	18800.0	20000.0	-0.9	Duke, 1992 *
Pisum sativum	Fruit	25000.0	247280.0	1.0	Duke, 1992 *
Pisum sativum	Plant	168000.0	361000.0	1.0	Duke, 1992 *
Pisum sativum	Seed	22100.0	104541.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Plantago major	Seed	not available	190000.0	0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Plantago psyllium	Hull Husk	not available	3500.0	-1.0	Duke, 1992 *
Plantago psyllium	Seed	not available	3000.0	-1.0	Duke, 1992 *
Platonia insignis	Fruit	53000.0	267150.0	1.2	Duke, 1992 *
Platycodon grandiflorum	Root	89000.0	117000.0	0.6	Duke, 1992 *