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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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PHOSPHORUS

Chemical ID
PHOSPHORUS
Ubiquitous
Yes
List of known dosages
Dosage
PTD=12,000 mg/day
RDA=300-1,200 mg/day
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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Antiosteoporotic Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anxiolytic *
Immunostimulant Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Osteogenic Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
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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
Albizia lebbeck Leaf 300.0 400.0 -0.8 Wealth of India.
Albizia lebbeck Seed 6200.0 0.2 Wealth of India.
Aleurites moluccana Seed 2000.0 2150.0 -0.8 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Allium ampeloprasum Flower 380.0 2249.0 -0.6 *
Allium ampeloprasum Leaf 480.0 4528.0 -0.1 *
Allium ampeloprasum Root 500.0 3650.0 0.0 *
Allium cepa Bulb 275.0 4038.0 -1.0 *
Allium cepa Leaf 310.0 5513.0 0.1 *
Allium sativum var. sativum Root 1650.0 4460.0 0.2 *
Allium sativum var. sativum Bulb 880.0 5220.0 1.0 *
Allium sativum var. sativum Flower 460.0 3966.0 0.1 *
Allium sativum var. sativum Leaf 460.0 3382.0 -0.3 *
Allium sativum var. sativum Shoot 520.0 2332.0 -0.5 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Allium schoenoprasum Leaf 410.0 6670.0 0.3 *
Alocasia macrorrhiza Leaf 250.0 1400.0 -0.7 *
Alocasia macrorrhiza Root 440.0 3125.0 -0.1 *
Aloe spp. Leaf 5.0 940.0 -0.7 *
Aloe vera Leaf 6.0 940.0 -0.7 *
Alpinia galanga Rhizome 250.0 1773.0 -1.6 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Althaea officinalis Root 277.0 2560.0 -0.2 *