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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

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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Sort descending 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 *
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List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Annona reticulata Fruit 4.0 47.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Annona squamosa Fruit 6.0 66.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Anthriscus cerefolium Leaf 320.0 345.0 0.0 Duke, 1992 *
Apium graveolens Pt 3.0 347.0 1.3 Duke, 1992 *
Apium graveolens Root 3.6 47.0 -0.4 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
Apium graveolens Seed 25.0 571.0 2.0 Duke, 1992 *
Apium graveolens Fruit 25.0 120.0 -0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Arachis hypogaea Leaf 42.0 195.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Arachis hypogaea Seed 21.0 42.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Aralia cordata Leaf 3.0 64.0 -0.8 Duke, 1992 *
Arctium lappa Root 35.0 147.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Leaf 12.0 105.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Areca catechu Seed 15.0 70.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Areca catechu Shoot 20.0 147.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Arisaema consanguineum Rhizome not available 600.0 0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Aristolochia debilis Fruit not available 190.0 0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Armoracia rusticana Root 1.4 8.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Arracacia xanthorrhiza Root 9.0 31.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia capillaris Plant not available 200.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia dracunculus Plant 320.0 350.0 -0.3 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses