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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
Vigna radiata Seed 3260.0 4500.0 -0.2 *
Vigna radiata Sprout Seedling 455.0 6560.0 0.1 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vigna subterranea Seed 2240.0 6042.0 0.2 *
Vigna unguiculata Shoot 90.0 881.0 -1.1 *
Vigna unguiculata Seed 520.0 15593.0 2.7 *
Vigna unguiculata Fruit 590.0 4856.0 0.5 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vigna unguiculata Shoot 90.0 881.0 -1.1 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vigna unguiculata Seed 5342.0 6375.0 0.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Viscum album Leaf 2400.0 -0.5 *
Vitellaria paradoxa Seed 430.0 -1.3 *
Vitis vinifera Fruit 117.0 1848.0 -0.4 *
Vitis vinifera Stem 1710.0 -0.6 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Xanthosoma sagittifolium Leaf 610.0 38416.0 6.2 *
Xanthosoma sagittifolium Root 470.0 4700.0 0.2 *
Yucca baccata Root 169.0 810.0 -0.5 *
Zea mays Seed 600.0 4066.0 -0.3 *
Zea mays Silk Stigma Style 287.0 *
Zingiber officinale Rhizome 320.0 5323.0 0.5 *
Zingiber officinale Root 181.0 2580.0 -0.2 *
Zizyphus jujuba Fruit 270.0 2120.0 -0.3 *