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Chemical ID
IRON
Ubiquitous
Yes
| Dosage |
|---|
| PTD=100 mg/day |
| RDA=6-30 mg/day |
| Activity | Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiakathisic | not available | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianemic | not available | Martindale's 29th |
| Anticanker | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticheilitic | not available | 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 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hibiscus rosa-sinensis | Flower | 17.0 | 165.0 | 0.0 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Hibiscus sabdariffa | Leaf | 15.0 | 333.0 | -0.1 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Hibiscus sabdariffa | Flower | 0.7 | 6.0 | -1.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hordeum vulgare | Seed | 40.0 | 100.0 | -0.2 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Hordeum vulgare | Sprout Seedling | not available | 100.0 | -0.4 | 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. |
| Hordeum vulgare | Stem | not available | 160.0 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Houttuynia cordata | Plant | not available | 500.0 | -0.1 | Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195. |
| Humulus lupulus | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| Humulus lupulus | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hydrangea arborescens | Root | 6.0 | 18.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hydrastis canadensis | Root | 17.0 | 61.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hylocereus guatemalensis | Fruit | 5.0 | 37.0 | -0.4 | Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981. |
| Hylocereus undatus | Fruit | 13.0 | 83.0 | -0.2 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Hyoscyamus niger | Seed | not available | 180.0 | 0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Inga edulis | Seed | 30.0 | 85.0 | -0.3 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Inga feuillei | Aril | 4.0 | 25.0 | -1.4 | J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995 |
| Inula helenium | Root | 0.9 | 4.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Inula helenium | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ipomoea aquatica | Leaf | 11.0 | 540.0 | 0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ipomoea batatas | Leaf | 10.0 | 365.0 | 0.0 | Duke, 1992 * |