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
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	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Carthamus tinctorius	Seed	5.0	5.3	-1.1	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 *