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Chemical ID
IRON
Ubiquitous
Yes
| Dosage |
|---|
| PTD=100 mg/day |
| RDA=6-30 mg/day |
| 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 * |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vigna unguiculata | Shoot | 19.0 | 188.0 | -0.4 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Vigna unguiculata | Fruit | 1.0 | 69.0 | -0.3 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Vigna unguiculata | Seed | 86.0 | 94.0 | -0.3 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Viscum album | Leaf | not available | 460.0 | 0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vitellaria paradoxa | Seed | not available | 32.0 | -0.6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vitis vinifera | Stem | not available | 900.0 | 0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vitis vinifera | Fruit | 1.5 | 154.0 | 0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Xanthosoma sagittifolium | Leaf | 20.0 | 365.0 | 0.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Xanthosoma sagittifolium | Root | 3.0 | 27.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Yucca baccata | Root | 1.5 | 7.3 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Zea mays | Seed | 5.0 | 41.0 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Zea mays | Silk Stigma Style | not available | 504.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Zingiber officinale | Rhizome | 4.0 | 162.0 | -0.6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Zingiber officinale | Root | 1.1 | 15.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Zizyphus jujuba | Fruit | 7.0 | 170.0 | 0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Zizyphus spina-christi | Fruit | not available | 33.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |