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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glycine max | Fruit | 1.6 | 5.0 | 0.0 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Glycine max | Seed | 1.7 | 13.0 | 3.6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glycine max | Sprout Seedling | 1.5 | 15.0 | 0.2 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Glycyrrhiza glabra | Root | 0.3 | 1.6 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gossypium sp | Seed | not available | 2.3 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gymnema sylvestre | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Harpagophytum procumbens | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Helianthus annuus | Seed | 2.0 | 3.0 | -0.2 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| Helianthus tuberosus | Tuber | 0.5 | 3.0 | -0.4 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Hibiscus rosa-sinensis | Flower | 0.4 | 4.7 | -0.4 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Hibiscus sabdariffa | Flower | 0.1 | 0.5 | -1.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hibiscus sabdariffa | Leaf | 1.0 | 31.0 | 0.0 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Hordeum vulgare | Seed | 1.0 | 9.0 | 2.1 | Jim Duke's personal files.* |
| Hordeum vulgare | Stem | 27.0 | 28.0 | 1.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Humulus lupulus | Flower | 2.0 | 10.1 | 0.9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Humulus lupulus | Fruit | not available | 10.0 | 1.1 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| Hydrangea arborescens | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hydrastis canadensis | Root | 0.6 | 2.0 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hylocereus guatemalensis | Fruit | 0.4 | 2.5 | -0.5 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Hylocereus undatus | Fruit | 0.4 | 2.6 | -0.5 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |