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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
Lepidium sativum Leaf 13.0 286.0 -0.2 *
Licania platypus Fruit 5.0 48.0 -0.3 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
Ligustrum japonicum Fruit 120.0 -0.1 *
Ligustrum lucidum Fruit 120.0 -0.1 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.
Limonia acidissima Fruit 6.0 20.0 -0.4 *
Limonia acidissima Seed 300.0 312.0 0.7 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
Linum usitatissimum Seed 29.0 549.0 1.9 *
Lobelia inflata Leaf 4.0 31.0 -0.8 *
Lonicera japonica Flower 350.0 1.2 *
Lophatherum gracile Plant 240.0 -0.5 *
Luffa aegyptiaca Fruit 3.0 80.0 -0.2 *
Luffa aegyptiaca Leaf 115.0 1162.0 2.0 *
Lupinus albus Seed 43.0 49.0 -0.5 *
Lupinus mutabilis Fruit 19.0 66.0 -0.3 *
Lupinus mutabilis Seed 55.0 60.0 -0.4 *
Lycium chinense Fruit 13.0 140.0 0.0 *
Lycium chinense Leaf 54.0 519.0 0.4 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Lycium chinense Root Bark 670.0 2.1 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.
Lycopersicon esculentum Fruit 1.0 800.0 2.6 *
Lycopodium clavatum Plant 650.0 0.0 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.