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
Artocarpus heterophyllus	Seed	15000.0	30990.0	-0.8	Duke, 1992 *
Arundo donax	Plant	285000.0	375000.0	1.1	Duke, 1992 *
Asimina triloba	Fruit	14000.0	150000.0	0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Asparagus officinalis	Shoot	7000.0	141000.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Avena sativa	Plant	122000.0	417000.0	1.4	Jim Duke's personal files.*
Avena sativa	Seed	10000.0	289000.0	1.2	Duke, 1992 *
Averrhoa bilimbi	Fruit	6000.0	103450.0	-0.4	Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
Averrhoa carambola	Fruit	6000.0	130000.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Azadirachta indica	Leaf	not available	127000.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Bacopa monnieri	Shoot	not available	10500.0	-1.9	Wealth of India.
Balanites aegyptiacus	Fruit	not available	102000.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Balanites aegyptiacus	Leaf	not available	136000.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Balanites aegyptiacus	Shoot	not available	233000.0	0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Basella alba	Leaf	7000.0	101450.0	-0.7	Duke, 1992 *
Benincasa hispida	Fruit	5000.0	200000.0	0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Berberis vulgaris	Root	not available	134000.0	1.0	Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Bertholletia excelsa	Seed	21160.0	25492.0	-0.9	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Beta vulgaris	Leaf	4000.0	279000.0	1.5	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Beta vulgaris	Root	8000.0	90000.0	0.0	Duke, 1992 *
Betula lenta	Leaf	not available	169000.0	0.1	Jim Duke's personal files.*