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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
Serenoa repens Fruit 2105.0 16200.0 3.9 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Sesamum indicum Leaf 14000.0 1.7 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Sesamum indicum Seed 5000.0 8898.0 0.9 *
Sicana odorifera Fruit 245.0 2065.0 -0.3 *
Sida rhombifolia Leaf 580.0 2930.0 -0.4 *
Silybum marianum Plant 7060.0 1.7 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Silybum marianum Leaf 1553.0 7060.0 0.4 *
Sinapis alba Seed 8100.0 9330.0 1.1 *
Smilax officinalis Root 372.0 1770.0 -0.3 *
Smilax spp Root 372.0 1770.0 -0.3 *
Solanum melongena Fruit 189.0 5836.0 0.8 *
Solanum melongena Leaf 380.0 2794.0 -0.4 *
Solanum nigrum Leaf 540.0 4000.0 -0.2 *
Solanum quitoensis Fruit 120.0 3155.0 0.0 *
Solanum sessiliflorum Fruit 140.0 1400.0 -0.6 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
Solanum torvum Fruit 700.0 4795.0 0.5 *
Solanum tuberosum Tuber 320.0 4200.0 0.8 *
Sonchus oleraceus Leaf 370.0 5440.0 0.1 *
Sophora japonica Seed 2723.0 -0.7 *
Sophora secundiflora Seed 140.0 -1.4 *