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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spirulina pratensis | Plant | not available | 46.0 | 2.4 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| Spirulina spp. | Plant | not available | 46.0 | 2.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Spondias dulcis | Fruit | 0.2 | 1.5 | -0.8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Spondias mombin | Fruit | 0.3 | 3.5 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Spondias pinnata | Fruit | 0.2 | 2.1 | -0.6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Spondias purpurea | Fruit | 0.3 | 2.1 | -0.6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Stachys officinalis | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Stellaria media | Plant | 0.1 | 1.3 | -0.7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sterculia urens | Gum | 17.0 | 31.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Stevia rebaudiana | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| Symphytum officinale | Leaf | 0.8 | 7.2 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Symphytum officinale | Root | not available | 7.2 | 0.7 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| Syzygium aromaticum | Flower | 1.0 | 2.0 | -1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Syzygium aromaticum | Fruit | 1.0 | 2.0 | -0.6 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Syzygium cumini | Fruit | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.9 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Syzygium jambos | Fruit | 0.3 | 1.7 | -0.7 | J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995 |
| Syzygium malaccense | Fruit | 0.2 | 3.3 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tabebuia heptaphylla | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tamarindus indica | Flower | not available | 6.0 | 0.0 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Tamarindus indica | Fruit | 1.0 | 3.0 | -0.4 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |