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Chemical IRON

Chemical ID
IRON
Ubiquitous
Yes
List of known dosages
Dosage
PTD=100 mg/day
RDA=6-30 mg/day
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
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 *
List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Ipomoea batatas Root 4.0 64.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Isatis tinctoria Root not available 150.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Juglans cinerea Seed 38.0 76.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Juglans nigra Pericarp 5.4 45.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Juglans nigra Fruit not available 455.0 1.3 Duke, 1992 *
Juglans nigra Seed 28.0 73.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Juglans regia Seed 22.0 28.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Juncus effusus Pith not available 840.0 1.4 Duke, 1992 *
Juniperus communis Fruit 5.0 15.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Juniperus virginiana Shoot 11.0 1320.0 1.1 Duke, 1992 *
Jussiaea repens Plant not available 700.0 0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Justicia pectoralis Leaf 74.0 495.0 0.3 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Kalmia latifolia Leaf not available 50.0 -0.8 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Lablab purpureus Fruit 16.7 94.9 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Lablab purpureus Seed 7.4 61.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Lactuca sativa Leaf 5.0 176.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Lagenaria siceraria Fruit 2.0 45.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Larrea tridentata Plant 11.0 33.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Lens culinaris Seed 22.0 106.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Lens culinaris Sprout Seedling 30.0 116.0 -0.1 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)