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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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IRON

Chemical ID
IRON
Ubiquitous
Yes
List of known dosages
Dosage
PTD=100 mg/day
RDA=6-30 mg/day
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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Antiakathisic Martindale's 29th
Antianemic Martindale's 29th
Anticanker *
Anticheilitic Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antimenorrhagic 100 mg/day/wmn/orl Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Prooxidant *
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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
Allium ampeloprasum Leaf 11.0 255.0 -0.3 *
Allium ampeloprasum Root 11.0 80.0 -0.3 *
Allium cepa Bulb 2.0 135.0 0.8 *
Allium cepa Leaf 34.0 436.0 0.2 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Allium cepa Seed 235.0 0.4 *
Allium sativum var. sativum Bulb 8.0 129.0 0.6 *
Allium sativum var. sativum Flower 9.0 78.0 -0.6 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Allium sativum var. sativum Leaf 6.0 44.0 -0.8 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Allium sativum var. sativum Shoot 17.0 76.0 -0.6 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Allium sativum var. sativum Root 1.0 3.0 -0.4 *
Allium schoenoprasum Leaf 8.0 200.0 -0.4 *
Alocasia macrorrhiza Leaf 6.0 38.0 -0.8 *
Alocasia macrorrhiza Root 5.0 63.0 -0.4 *
Aloe spp. Leaf 4.1 -0.9 *
Aloe vera Leaf 30.0 300.0 -0.2 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Alpinia galanga Rhizome 21.0 149.0 -0.6 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Althaea officinalis Root 12.0 115.0 -0.3 *
Amaranthus sp. Leaf 23.0 1527.0 2.9 *
Amaranthus spinosus Leaf 22.0 1965.0 4.1 *
Amomum xanthioides Seed 910.0 3.5 *