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Chemical 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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Dosage Reference
Antiosteoporotic not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anxiolytic not available Duke, 1992 *
Immunostimulant not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Osteogenic not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Cucurbita foetidissima Leaf not available 2600.0 -0.4 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Cucurbita pepo Flower 490.0 10100.0 2.7 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Cucurbita pepo Fruit 440.0 5238.0 0.6 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Cucurbita pepo Seed 10600.0 12982.0 2.0 Duke, 1992 *
Cucurbita spp Fruit 350.0 5540.0 0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Cuminum cyminum Fruit 4900.0 5673.0 0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Cuminum cyminum Seed 4900.0 5673.0 0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Curcuma longa Rhizome 640.0 6307.0 1.0 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Curcuma longa Plant 725.0 2340.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Fruit not available 500.0 -0.8 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Leaf not available 2700.0 -0.4 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Shoot 1600.0 2855.0 -0.2 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Cyclanthera pedata Fruit 260.0 5615.0 0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Cydonia oblonga Fruit 150.0 1049.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Cymbopogon citratus Plant not available 2140.0 -0.7 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Cynara cardunculus Flower 860.0 6240.0 1.1 Duke, 1992 *
Cyphomandra betacea Fruit 130.0 3400.0 0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Cypripedium pubescens Root not available 1230.0 -0.4 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Cyrtosperma chamissonis Root 140.0 790.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Daucus carota Root 340.0 5090.0 0.3 Duke, 1992 *