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
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
Nasturtium officinale	Herb	2.0	113.0	1.0	Duke, 1992 *
Nelumbo nucifera	Rhizome	21.0	130.0	0.9	Duke, 1992 *
Nelumbo nucifera	Seed	4.0	78.0	1.1	Duke, 1992 *
Nepeta cataria	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Ocimum basilicum	Leaf	8.0	69.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Opuntia ficus-indica	Bud	not available	4.6	-1.0	Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
Opuntia ficus-indica	Fruit	3.0	27.0	-0.5	Duke, 1992 *
Origanum majorana	Plant	41.0	44.0	-0.5	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Origanum vulgare	Plant	62.0	67.0	-0.1	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Oryza sativa	Seed	40.0	65.0	0.7	Duke, 1992 *
Oxalis tuberosa	Root	4.0	25.0	-0.7	Duke, 1992 *
Pachira macrocarpa	Seed	38.0	40.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Pachyrhizus erosus	Tuber	3.0	28.0	-1.6	Duke, 1992 *
Panax ginseng	Root	17.0	80.0	0.9	Duke, 1992 *
Panax quinquefolius	Plant	47.0	60.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Papaver somniferum	Seed	9.2	11.0	-1.0	Duke, 1992 *
Parthenium integrifolium	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Passiflora edulis	Fruit	15.0	60.0	0.0	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Passiflora foetida	Fruit	14.0	78.0	0.2	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Passiflora incarnata	Flower	11.0	95.0	0.0	Duke, 1992 *