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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
Vaccinium corymbosum Fruit 2.0 11.0 -0.5 *
Vaccinium macrocarpon Fruit 1.0 8.0 -0.5 *
Vaccinium myrtillus Leaf 250.0 -0.3 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Vaccinium myrtillus Fruit 12.0 151.0 0.1 *
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Fruit 4.0 31.0 -0.4 *
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Leaf 250.0 -0.3 *
Valeriana officinalis Root 6.0 48.0 -0.4 *
Valerianella locusta Plant 3519.0 4143.0 4.1 *
Valerianella radicata Plant 349.0 425.0 -0.2 *
Verbascum thapsus Leaf 104.0 236.0 -0.3 *
Viburnum opulus Bark 880.0 3.1 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Vicia faba Seed 19.0 100.0 -0.2 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vigna aconitifolia Seed 88.0 143.0 0.0 *
Vigna angularis Seed 50.0 58.0 -0.4 *
Vigna mungo Seed 84.0 102.0 -0.2 *
Vigna radiata Seed 58.0 84.0 -0.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vigna radiata Sprout Seedling 5.6 132.0 0.2 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vigna subterranea Seed 12.0 136.0 -0.1 *
Vigna unguiculata Shoot 19.0 188.0 -0.4 *
Vigna unguiculata Seed 10.0 240.0 0.4 *