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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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MERCURY

Chemical ID
MERCURY
Ubiquitous
Yes

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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Nephrotoxic Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
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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
Brassica napus var. napobrassica Root 0.0 0.0 -0.5 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Leaf 0.0 0.1 1.2 *
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Flower 0.0 0.0 -0.9 *
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Leaf 0.0 0.0 -0.8 *
Brassica oleracea var. italica Leaf 0.0 0.1 1.2 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
Brassica pekinensis Leaf 0.0 0.0 -1.1 *
Brassica rapa Root 0.0 0.0 -0.5 *
Broussonetia papyrifera Fruit 0.1 2.0 *
Bupleurum chinense Root 0.1 0.0 *
Capsicum annuum Fruit 0.0 0.0 -0.8 *
Carthamus tinctorius Flower 0.0 -1.0 *
Carya illinoensis Seed 0.1 -0.1 *
Celosia cristata Flower 0.3 2.1 *
Chaenomeles lagenaria Fruit 0.1 1.5 *
Chondrus crispus Plant 7.0 -0.1 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Cichorium endivia Leaf 0.0 0.0 -1.1 *
Cinnamomum aromaticum Bark 60.0 1.7 Chen, H.C. and Lin, S.M. 1988. Determination of Mineral Elements in Certain Crude Drugs (Part 1), Kaohsiung J. Med. Sci., 4: 259-272.
Cinnamomum aromaticum Plant 60.0 2.9 Chen, H.C. and Lin, S.M. 1988. Determination of Mineral Elements in Certain Crude Drugs (Part 1), Kaohsiung J. Med. Sci., 4: 259-272.
Cistanche salsa Plant 0.1 -0.5 *
Citrus paradisi Fruit 0.0 0.0 -0.8 *