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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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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
Musa x paradisiaca Flower 1.0 -1.1 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Musa x paradisiaca Pith 11.0 -0.8 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Myrciaria cauliflora Fruit 2.0 38.0 -0.4 *
Myrciaria dubia Fruit 5.0 85.0 -0.2 *
Myrica cerifera Bark 10.0 47.0 -0.7 *
Myristica fragrans Aril 126.0 140.0 0.8 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Myristica fragrans Seed 30.0 45.0 -0.5 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Nardostachys chinensis Rhizome 1210.0 2.6 *
Nasturtium officinale Herb 2.0 262.0 -1.0 *
Nelumbo nucifera Rhizome 7.0 70.0 -0.9 *
Nelumbo nucifera Seed 9.5 71.0 -0.4 *
Nepeta cataria Plant 17.0 138.0 -0.6 *
Nigella sativa Seed 140.0 -0.1 *
Notopterygium incisum Rhizome 280.0 -0.2 *
Nyssa sylvatica Leaf 8.0 1820.0 3.7 *
Nyssa sylvatica Stem 33.0 440.0 -0.3 *
Ocimum basilicum Leaf 48.0 478.0 0.3 *
Oenothera biennis Seed 94.0 390.0 1.1 *
Olea europaea Fruit 16.0 73.0 -0.2 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Ophiopogon japonicus Tuber 70.0 340.0 1.9 *