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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
Physalis ixocarpa Fruit 14.0 2974.0 11.3 *
Physalis peruviana Fruit 12.0 115.0 -0.1 *
Phytelephas aequatorialis Flower 8.0 27.0 -0.9 KOZIOL & PEDERSEN. 1993. PHYTELEPHAS AEQUATORIALIS(ARECACEAE) IN HUMAN AND ANIMAL NUTRITION. ECON. BOT. 47:401-307.
Phytelephas aequatorialis Mesocarp 7.0 25.0 KOZIOL & PEDERSEN. 1993. PHYTELEPHAS AEQUATORIALIS(ARECACEAE) IN HUMAN AND ANIMAL NUTRITION. ECON. BOT. 47:401-307.
Phytolacca americana Shoot 17.0 202.0 -0.4 *
Pimenta dioica Fruit 60.0 85.0 -0.2 *
Pimenta dioica Leaf 76.0 95.0 -0.7 *
Pimpinella anisum Fruit 391.0 409.0 1.1 *
Pimpinella anisum Seed 348.0 409.0 1.2 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Pinellia ternata Tuber 70.0 95.0 -0.4 *
Pinus cembroides Seed 45.0 55.0 -0.4 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Pinus echinata Shoot 34.0 630.0 0.2 *
Pinus edulis Seed 28.0 37.0 -0.5 *
Pinus gerardiana Seed 25.0 -0.6 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Pinus pinea Seed 92.0 100.0 -0.2 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Piper auritum Leaf 48.0 315.0 -0.1 *
Piper betel Leaf 35.0 240.0 -0.3 *
Piper nigrum Fruit 24.0 407.0 1.1 *
Pistacia vera Seed 46.0 137.0 -0.1 *
Pisum sativum Fruit 21.0 206.0 0.3 *