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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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Sophora angustifolia Root 280.0 860.0 0.8 Duke, 1992 *
Sophora subprostrata Root not available 130.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Sorbus aucubaria Fruit 7.0 58.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Spinacia oleracea Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Spinacia oleracea Plant 8.0 384.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Spirulina pratensis Plant not available 71.0 -0.7 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Spirulina spp. Plant not available 71.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Spondias dulcis Fruit 3.0 23.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Spondias mombin Fruit 10.0 127.0 0.0 Duke, 1992 *
Spondias pinnata Fruit 39.0 400.0 1.1 Duke, 1992 *
Spondias purpurea Fruit 6.0 37.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Spondias tuberosa Fruit not available 7.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Stachys officinalis Plant 2.0 10.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Stellaria media Plant 21.0 253.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Stevia rebaudiana Plant not available 850.0 0.3 Kinghorn, A. D. (Ed.) 2002. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Industrial Profiles. Stevia. The genus Stevia. Taylor & Francis. New York, NY. 211 pp.
Stevia rebaudiana Leaf not available 39.0 -0.8 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Stem 19.0 4400.0 3.5 Duke, 1992 *
Symphytum officinale Leaf 1.3 12.0 -0.9 Duke, 1992 *
Symphytum officinale Root not available 810.0 0.7 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Syzygium aromaticum Fruit 45.0 150.0 0.1 Duke, 1992 *