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Chemical NICOTINIC-ACID

Chemical ID
NICOTINICACID
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=8,800 (orl rat) Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.

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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
Antichilblain 50 mg/3x/day Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiCrohn's not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (pesticides) not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antischizophrenic not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antithyrotoxic not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Choleretic not available Duke, 1992 *
Hypocholesterolemic 1-6 g/man/day Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Hypoglycemic not available Duke, 1992 *
Insulinase-Inhibitor not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 157.
Insulinotonic not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 157.
Lipolytic not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
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
Panax ginseng Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Panax quinquefolius Plant 14.0 16.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Papaver somniferum Leaf not available 1000.0 0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Petroselinum crispum Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Petroselinum crispum Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Pisum sativum Seed not available 18.0 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Pisum sativum Sprout Seedling not available 18.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Sambucus nigra Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Solanum tuberosum Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Taraxacum officinale Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Theobroma cacao Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Trachyspermum ammi Fruit 21.0 23.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Trigonella foenum-graecum Seed 0.0 35.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *