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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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
Gymnema sylvestre Leaf 561.0 2950.0 -0.4 *
Harpagophytum procumbens Root 134.0 707.0 -0.5 *
Helianthus annuus Seed 6930.0 7450.0 0.6 *
Helianthus tuberosus Tuber 660.0 5200.0 1.4 Bonness, M. S., Promising new drugs from plants: poisons that heal, Herbarist, #56, 1990, 59-68
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Flower 265.0 2615.0 -0.5 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Hibiscus sabdariffa Flower 110.0 1000.0 -1.1 *
Hibiscus sabdariffa Leaf 480.0 6458.0 0.3 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Hibiscus sabdariffa Seed 6000.0 0.2 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Hordeum vulgare Plant 2300.0 6900.0 1.6 Jim Duke's personal files.*
Hordeum vulgare Seed 1890.0 9200.0 1.0 Jim Duke's personal files.*
Hordeum vulgare Stem 5950.0 2.6 *
Humulus lupulus Flower 885.0 4760.0 0.4 *
Humulus lupulus Fruit 4760.0 0.5 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Hydrangea arborescens Root 2450.0 7000.0 0.6 *
Hydrastis canadensis Root 341.0 1230.0 -0.4 *
Hylocereus undatus Fruit 260.0 1665.0 -0.5 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Inga edulis Seed 1280.0 -1.1 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Inga feuillei Aril 300.0 1875.0 0.2 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
Inula helenium Root 330.0 1500.0 -0.4 *
Inula helenium Plant *