Chemical RIBOFLAVIN | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Chemical ID

RIBOFLAVIN

Ubiquitous

Yes

List of known dosages
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

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List of chemical activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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.

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List of chemical plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
Vigna unguiculata	Shoot	1.8	17.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Vigna unguiculata	Fruit	1.1	9.0	0.9	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vigna unguiculata	Seed	2.3	2.6	-0.4	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vitis vinifera	Stem	not available	6.9	-0.5	Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Vitis vinifera	Plant	0.5	3.2	-0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Xanthosoma sagittifolium	Root	0.3	0.9	-0.7	Duke, 1992 *
Yucca baccata	Bark	not available	7.0	1.3	Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Yucca baccata	Root	1.4	6.7	0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Zea mays	Cob	1.0	3.0	not available	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Zea mays	Fruit	1.0	4.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Zea mays	Silk Stigma Style	not available	1.5	-1.0	Duke, 1992 *
Zingiber officinale	Root	0.2	3.1	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Zingiber officinale	Rhizome	0.0	5.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Zizyphus jujuba	Fruit	0.3	2.4	-0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Zizyphus spina-christi	Fruit	not available	1.4	-0.8	Duke, 1992 *