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Chemical MERCURY

Chemical ID
MERCURY
Ubiquitous
Yes
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
Nephrotoxic not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
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 Duke, 1992 *
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Flower 0.0 0.0 -0.9 Duke, 1992 *
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Leaf 0.0 0.0 -0.8 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
Brassica rapa Root 0.0 0.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Broussonetia papyrifera Fruit not available 0.1 2.0 Duke, 1992 *
Bupleurum chinense Root not available 0.1 0.0 Duke, 1992 *
Capsicum annuum Fruit 0.0 0.0 -0.8 Duke, 1992 *
Carthamus tinctorius Flower not available 0.0 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Carya illinoensis Seed not available 0.1 -0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Celosia cristata Flower not available 0.3 2.1 Duke, 1992 *
Chaenomeles lagenaria Fruit not available 0.1 1.5 Duke, 1992 *
Chondrus crispus Plant not available 7.0 -0.1 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Cichorium endivia Leaf 0.0 0.0 -1.1 Duke, 1992 *
Cinnamomum aromaticum Plant not available 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.
Cinnamomum aromaticum Bark not available 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.
Cistanche salsa Plant not available 0.1 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Citrus paradisi Fruit 0.0 0.0 -0.8 Duke, 1992 *