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

Chemical ID

NIACIN

Ubiquitous

Yes

List of known dosages
Dosage
LD50=5,000 (orl mus)
LDlo=4,000 (scu mus)
PTD=1,000 mg/day
RDA=5-20 mg/day

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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
Antineuralgic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian	100 mg/day	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antipellagric	not available	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiRaynaud's	1,500-4,000 mg/day	Duke, 1992 *
Antiscotomic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antispasmodic	100 mg 2x/day	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antivertigo	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive	not available	Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Cardioprotective	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Circulotonic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Fibrinolytic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Hepatoprotective	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Hepatotoxic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Hypocholesterolemic	50-100 mg 3x/day	Duke, 1992 *
Hypoglycemic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Hypolipidemic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Sedative	not available	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Serotoninergic	not available	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Vasodilator	not available	Martindale's 29th

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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
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 *