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Chemical ID
RIBOFLAVIN
Ubiquitous
Yes
| Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|
| LD50=340 (ipr mus) | Merck 11th Edition |
| LD50=5,000 (scu rat) | |
| LD50=560 (ipr rat) | |
| PTD=1,000 mg/day | |
| RDA=0.4-1.8 mg/day |
| Activity | Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiarabiflavinotic | 2-10 mg/day orl | Martindale's 28th |
| Anticarpal-Tunnel | 50 mg/day | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticataract | 15 mg/day | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticephalagic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticervicaldysplasic | 1.6-10 mg/day | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticheilitic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidecubitic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiglossitic | not available | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antikeratitic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiLyme | 50 mg/day | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimigraine | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipellagric | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiphotophobic | not available | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Cancer-Preventive | not available | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aloe spp. | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aloe vera | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| Alpinia galanga | Rhizome | 0.0 | 1.0 | -1.1 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Althaea officinalis | Root | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Amaranthus sp. | Leaf | 1.0 | 26.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Amaranthus spinosus | Leaf | 1.6 | 20.0 | -0.1 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Amorphophallus campanulatus | Root | 0.2 | 3.2 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Amorphophallus konjac | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anacardium occidentale | Fruit | 2.4 | 16.7 | 2.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anacardium occidentale | Leaf | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anacardium occidentale | Seed | 2.0 | 3.3 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ananas comosus | Fruit | 0.0 | 3.0 | -0.4 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Anethum graveolens | Plant | not available | 3.0 | -0.6 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Anethum graveolens | Seed | not available | 3.0 | -0.2 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Anethum graveolens | Fruit | not available | 3.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angelica sinensis | Root | 0.8 | 3.4 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Annona cherimola | Fruit | 1.0 | 5.5 | 0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Annona diversifolia | Fruit | 0.3 | 10.0 | 1.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Annona glabra | Fruit | 0.7 | 5.0 | 0.0 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Annona muricata | Fruit | 0.5 | 6.0 | 0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |