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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
Pastinaca sativa Root 6.0 29.0 1.7 *
Persea americana Fruit 8.0 37.7 1.2 *
Petroselinum crispum Plant 3.0 26.0 -0.2 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Phaseolus lunatus Seed 2.3 16.0 -0.1 *
Phaseolus vulgaris Fruit 0.9 10.0 -0.5 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Phaseolus vulgaris Seed 9.0 10.0 -0.7 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Phoenix dactylifera Fruit 8.0 10.0 -0.5 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Pisum sativum Fruit 7.5 74.0 3.6 *
Pisum sativum Seed 1.0 5.0 -1.2 *
Portulaca oleracea Plant *
Prunus armeniaca Fruit 2.4 17.6 0.0 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Prunus cerasus Fruit 1.0 10.0 -0.5 *
Prunus domestica Fruit 1.8 13.0 -0.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Prunus dulcis Seed 4.0 5.0 -1.2 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Prunus persica Fruit 2.0 14.0 -0.3 *
Psidium guajava Fruit 2.0 11.0 -0.5 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Punica granatum Fruit 6.0 31.0 0.8 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Pyrus communis Fruit 0.7 4.0 -0.9 *
Raphanus sativus Root 0.8 18.0 0.1 *
Rheum rhabarbarum Pt 0.8 13.3 -1.0 *