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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
Chamissoa altissima Leaf 137.0 1370.0 2.6 Tramil
Chenopodium album Leaf 12.0 250.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Chenopodium album Seed not available 5.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Chenopodium ambrosioides Plant not available 52.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Chondrus crispus Plant not available 874.0 0.3 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Chrysanthemum coronarium Bud 31.0 420.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Chrysanthemum coronarium Leaf 25.0 385.0 0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Chrysanthemum parthenium Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Chrysanthemum parthenium Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Chrysophyllum cainito Fruit 4.0 47.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Cicer arietinum Seed 61.0 72.0 -0.4 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Cichorium endivia Leaf 6.0 360.0 0.0 Duke, 1992 *
Cichorium intybus Leaf 5.0 246.0 -0.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Cichorium intybus Root 8.0 40.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Cimicifuga dahurica Rhizome not available 680.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Cimicifuga racemosa Root 8.0 38.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Cinnamomum aromaticum Bark 25.0 421.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Cinnamomum burmannii Bark not available 100.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Cinnamomum sieboldii Root Bark not available 200.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Cinnamomum verum Bark 60.0 421.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *