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
Lupinus mutabilis	Seed	25.0	29.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Lycium chinense	Fruit	6.0	7.0	-0.7	Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Lycium chinense	Leaf	8.0	77.0	-0.2	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Lycopersicon esculentum	Fruit	6.0	99.0	0.5	Duke, 1992 *
Macadamia spp	Seed	13.0	22.0	-0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Malpighia glabra	Fruit	4.0	47.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Malus domestica	Fruit	1.0	7.0	-0.7	Duke, 1992 *
Malva parviflora	Plant	not available	9.0	-0.9	Duke, 1992 *
Malva sylvestris	Leaf	4.0	60.0	-0.5	Duke, 1992 *
Mammea americana	Fruit	2.0	50.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Mangifera indica	Fruit	6.5	63.0	0.0	Duke, 1992 *
Mangifera indica	Leaf	22.0	100.0	0.0	Duke, 1992 *
Manihot esculenta	Leaf	15.0	75.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Manihot esculenta	Root	6.0	44.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Manilkara zapota	Fruit	2.0	10.0	-0.7	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Maranta arundinacea	Root	5.0	16.0	-1.0	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Matricaria recutita	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Kameoka, H. and Nakai, K. 1987. Components of essential oil from the root of Glycyrrhiza-glabra. Nippon Gogeikagaku Kaishi 61(9): 1119-1122.
Mauritia flexuosa	Fruit	2.9	6.3	-0.7	J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
Medicago sativa	Plant	18.0	97.0	0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Melicoccus bijugatas	Fruit	1.0	32.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *