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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.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Carum carvi Fruit 123.0 286.0 0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Carum carvi Seed 123.0 1200.0 4.9 Duke, 1992 *
Carya glabra Shoot 10.0 429.0 -0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Carya illinoensis Seed 24.0 73.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Carya ovata Seed not available 32.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Carya ovata Shoot 12.5 45.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Casimiroa edulis Fruit 2.0 15.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Cassia tora Seed not available 50.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Castanea dentata Seed 12.0 29.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Castanea mollisima Seed 14.0 25.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Castanea sativa Seed 7.0 16.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Catalpa ovata Fruit not available 140.0 0.0 Duke, 1992 *
Catha edulis Leaf not available 185.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Caulophyllum thalictroides Root 18.0 164.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Celosia cristata Flower not available 180.0 0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Cenchrus biflorus Seed 220.0 245.0 0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Centaurea cyanus Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Centella asiatica Leaf 3.0 29.0 -0.8 Duke, 1992 *
Chaenomeles lagenaria Fruit not available 110.0 -0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Chamaemelum nobile Flower not available 170.0 0.0 Duke, 1992 *