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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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PANTOTHENIC-ACID

Chemical ID
PANTOTHENICACID
Ubiquitous
Yes
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=3,400 (scu rat)
LD50=820 (ipr rat)
PTD=1,000 mg/day
RDA=4-10 mg/day/orl/man Martindale's 29th
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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Antiallergic 100-500 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiarthritic 500-2,000 mg/day *
Anticephalagic Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticlaudificant? Martindale's 29th
Antidermatitic Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Antifatigue Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antihypercholesterolemic 300 mg/meal Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiielus? Martindale's 29th
Antiinsomniac? Martindale's 29th
Antirheumatitic? Martindale's 29th
Cancer-Preventive Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
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List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Abelmoschus esculentus Fruit 2.0 24.0 0.4 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Alisma plantago-aquatica Plant *
Allium cepa Bulb 1.0 16.0 1.0 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Allium sativum var. sativum Bulb 2.6 7.5 -1.0 LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
Allium schoenoprasum Leaf 2.0 40.0 0.2 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Anacardium occidentale Seed 12.0 13.0 -0.4 *
Ananas comosus Fruit 1.0 11.0 -0.5 *
Anemarrhena asphodeloides Rhizome Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
Angelica sinensis Root Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
Annona muricata Fruit 2.5 13.0 -0.3 *
Annona reticulata Fruit 5.0 17.0 -0.1 *
Annona squamosa Fruit 2.0 8.0 -0.6 *
Apium graveolens Pt 1.0 36.0 1.0 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Arachis hypogaea Seed 17.0 30.0 1.4 *
Artocarpus altilis Seed 8.0 20.0 0.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Artocarpus altilis Fruit 4.0 15.5 -0.2 *
Asparagus officinalis Shoot 2.0 22.4 *
Avena sativa Plant 3.5 45.3 0.9 Jim Duke's personal files.*
Avena sativa Seed 4.4 28.3 1.2 Jim Duke's personal files.*
Bertholletia excelsa Seed 2.0 3.0 -1.4 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)