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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
Citrullus lanatus Fruit 25.0 0.4 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Citrus aurantiifolia Fruit 2.0 18.0 0.0 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Citrus paradisi Plant 3.0 31.0 0.1 *
Citrus reticulata Fruit 2.0 16.0 -0.1 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Citrus sinensis Fruit 2.0 19.0 0.1 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Corylus avellana Seed 11.0 12.0 -0.5 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Cucumis melo Fruit 1.2 14.0 -0.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Cucumis sativus Fruit 2.5 63.0 2.9 *
Cucurbita spp Fruit 1.0 18.0 0.0 *
Cynara cardunculus Flower 3.0 23.0 1.0 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Daucus carota Root 2.0 17.0 -0.1 *
Erythroxylum coca Leaf 7.0 -0.8 *
Fagopyrum esculentum Seed 14.0 -0.3 Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
Ficus carica Fruit 3.0 14.0 -0.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Fragaria spp Fruit 3.4 40.0 1.4 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Ginkgo biloba Seed 1.0 4.0 -1.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Glycine max Seed 6.0 12.0 -0.5 *
Gossypium sp Seed 11.0 -0.6 *
Hordeum vulgare Seed 2.0 12.0 -0.5 Jim Duke's personal files.*
Ilex paraguariensis Leaf *