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
Canavalia ensiformis	Seed	18.0	35.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Canna indica	Root	4.0	13.0	-1.1	Duke, 1992 *
Cannabis sativa	Seed	21.0	24.0	-0.6	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Capsella bursa-pastoris	Plant	4.0	34.0	-0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Capsicum annuum	Fruit	21.0	80.0	0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Capsicum frutescens	Fruit	9.0	158.0	1.3	Duke, 1992 *
Carica papaya	Fruit	4.0	30.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Carica papaya	Leaf	21.0	93.0	-0.1	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Carica pentagona	Fruit	10.0	145.0	1.1	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Carthamus tinctorius	Seed	5.0	5.3	-1.1	Duke, 1992 *
Carthamus tinctorius	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Carum carvi	Fruit	21.0	56.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Carum carvi	Seed	21.0	56.0	0.4	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Carya illinoensis	Seed	8.9	9.3	-1.0	Duke, 1992 *
Casimiroa edulis	Fruit	5.0	28.0	-0.4	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Catha edulis	Leaf	not available	148.0	0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Caulophyllum thalictroides	Root	1.3	12.0	-1.1	Duke, 1992 *
Centella asiatica	Leaf	12.0	112.0	0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Chamaemelum nobile	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Chenopodium album	Leaf	12.0	76.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *