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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
Boehmeria nivea Plant 1500.0 3500.0 3.4 *
Borago officinalis Leaf 33.0 472.0 0.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Brassica chinensis Leaf 8.0 171.0 -0.5 *
Brassica juncea Leaf 16.0 174.0 -0.5 *
Brassica napus var. napobrassica Root 2.0 62.0 -0.4 *
Brassica nigra Leaf 12.0 209.0 -0.4 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Brassica oleracea Stem 4.0 44.0 -0.7 *
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Leaf 8.0 109.0 -0.6 *
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Flower 5.0 122.0 -0.3 *
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Leaf 4.0 151.0 -0.5 *
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera Leaf 9.0 136.0 -0.6 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Brassica oleracea var. italica Leaf 8.0 109.0 -0.6 *
Brassica oleracea var. sabellica l. Leaf 15.0 110.0 -0.6 *
Brassica oleracea var. viridis l. Leaf 6.0 102.0 -0.7 *
Brassica pekinensis Leaf 28.5 63.0 -0.8 *
Brassica rapa Seed 93.0 -0.3 *
Brassica rapa Root 2.0 37.0 -0.4 *
Brassica rapa Leaf 8.0 171.0 -0.5 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Bromelia pinguin Shoot 3.0 75.0 -0.6 *
Brosimum alicastrum Fruit 8.0 50.0 -0.3 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses