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Chemical ID
NIACIN
Ubiquitous
Yes
| Dosage |
|---|
| LD50=5,000 (orl mus) |
| LDlo=4,000 (scu mus) |
| PTD=1,000 mg/day |
| RDA=5-20 mg/day |
| Activity | Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Allergenic | not available | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiacrodynic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiallergic | 50 mg/2x/day | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antialzheimeran | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiamblyopic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianginal | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticataract | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antichilblain | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Anticonvulsant | 3 g/day | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidementia | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidermatitic | not available | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidiabetic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidysphagic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiepileptic | 3 g/day | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antihangover | 50 mg | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihistaminic | 50 mg 2x/day | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antihyperactivity | 1.5-6 g/day | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinsomnic | 1 g/day | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| AntiLyme | 50 mg/day | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiMeniere's | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abelmoschus esculentus | Fruit | 10.0 | 100.0 | 0.5 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Acacia farnesiana | Leaf | 85.0 | 457.0 | 4.4 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Achillea millefolium | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Actaea racemosa | Root | not available | 31.5 | -0.5 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| Actinidia chinensis | Fruit | 5.0 | 30.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aegle marmelos | Fruit | 1.0 | 26.0 | -0.5 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Agathosma betulina | Leaf | not available | 42.0 | -0.7 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| Albizia lebbeck | Seed | not available | 52.0 | 0.3 | Wealth of India. |
| Allium ampeloprasum | Flower | 9.0 | 53.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allium ampeloprasum | Leaf | 5.0 | 57.0 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allium cepa | Bulb | 1.0 | 75.0 | 1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allium cepa | Leaf | 7.0 | 90.0 | -0.1 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Allium sativum var. sativum | Root | 3.0 | 7.4 | -1.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allium sativum var. sativum | Bulb | 4.0 | 17.0 | -1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allium sativum var. sativum | Flower | 4.0 | 34.0 | -0.6 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Allium sativum var. sativum | Leaf | 6.0 | 44.0 | -0.7 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Allium sativum var. sativum | Shoot | 5.0 | 22.0 | -1.1 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Allium schoenoprasum | Leaf | 5.0 | 88.0 | -0.1 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Alocasia macrorrhiza | Root | 4.8 | 16.0 | -1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aloe spp. | Leaf | 0.3 | 64.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |