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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
Dioscorea alata Root 48.0 2190.0 -0.2 *
Dioscorea bulbifera Tuber 290.0 1000.0 -1.1 *
Dioscorea pentaphylla Root 340.0 1830.0 -0.3 *
Dioscorea sp. Root 1730.0 -0.3 *
Dioscorea villosa Root 415.0 1730.0 -0.3 *
Diospyros digyna Fruit 230.0 1120.0 -0.6 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
Diospyros virginiana Fruit 260.0 730.0 -0.8 *
Diospyros virginiana Leaf 450.0 1500.0 -0.6 *
Diospyros virginiana Stem 132.0 2592.0 0.1 *
Dipsacus fullonum Plant 5400.0 0.9 *
Durio zibethinus Fruit 380.0 2010.0 -0.4 *
Echinacea purpurea Root 198.0 790.0 -0.5 *
Echinacea spp Root 790.0 -0.5 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Elaeagnus commutata Fruit 200.0 1450.0 -0.5 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Elaeagnus umbellatus Fruit 380.0 2355.0 -0.3 *
Elaeis guineensis Fruit 440.0 3100.0 0.0 *
Eleocharis dulcis Tuber 650.0 4075.0 0.7 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Elettaria cardamomum Fruit 1600.0 2000.0 -0.4 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Elettaria cardamomum Seed 1780.0 1941.0 -0.9 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Eleutherococcus senticosus Root 1470.0 7000.0 0.6 *