Chemical NIACIN | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Chemical ID

NIACIN

Ubiquitous

Yes

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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
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.

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List of chemical plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
Brassica nigra	Leaf	3.0	47.9	-0.6	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Brassica oleracea	Stem	4.0	44.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l.	Flower	5.0	85.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l.	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l.	Leaf	3.0	40.0	-0.7	Duke, 1992 *
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera	Leaf	6.0	64.0	-0.4	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Brassica oleracea var. italica	Leaf	6.4	83.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Brassica oleracea var. sabellica l.	Leaf	10.0	65.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Brassica oleracea var. viridis l.	Leaf	3.7	61.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Brassica rapa	Root	4.0	49.0	0.0	Duke, 1992 *
Brassica rapa	Leaf	5.0	107.0	0.1	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Bromelia pinguin	Shoot	4.0	57.0	-0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Brosimum alicastrum	Fruit	8.0	50.0	-0.1	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Bupleurum chinense	Root	2.0	19.0	-0.9	Duke, 1992 *
Byrsonima crassifolia	Fruit	3.0	23.0	-0.5	Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
Cajanus cajan	Fruit	18.0	75.0	0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Cajanus cajan	Seed	22.0	77.0	1.0	Duke, 1992 *
Calathea macrosepala	Flower	7.0	91.0	0.0	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Camellia sinensis	Leaf	46.0	76.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Canavalia ensiformis	Fruit	20.0	93.0	0.4	Duke, 1992 *