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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
Citrus reticulata Fruit 0.0 -0.8 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
Citrus sinensis Fruit 0.0 0.0 -0.8 *
Cocos nucifera Seed 0.1 -0.1 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
Corylus avellana Seed 0.0 0.1 -0.4 *
Crataegus cuneata Fruit 0.0 0.6 *
Cucumis melo Fruit 0.0 0.0 -0.8 *
Cucumis sativus Fruit 0.0 0.1 1.5 *
Cynanchum atratum Root 0.1 -0.3 *
Daucus carota Root 0.0 0.0 -0.4 *
Dendrobium nobile Stem 0.1 0.7 *
Dioscorea bulbifera Rhizome 0.0 -0.7 *
Drynaria fortunei Rhizome 0.1 0.1 *
Equisetum hyemale Plant 0.1 -0.5 *
Eriobotrya japonica Leaf 0.0 -0.6 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.
Eucommia ulmoides Bark 0.9 -0.6 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.
Firmiana simplex Seed 0.1 -0.1 *
Fragaria spp Fruit 0.0 0.0 -0.4 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
Fraxinus rhynchophylla Bark 0.1 -0.6 *
Fritillaria thunbergii Bulb 0.0 1.0 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.
Fucus vesiculosus Plant 40.0 1.7 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.