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Chemical SELENIUM

Chemical ID
SELENIUM
Ubiquitous
Yes
List of known dosages
Dosage
PTD=1 mg/day
RDA=10-75 ug/day
LD50=6,700 mg/kg (orl rat)

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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 Sort descending Dosage Reference
Analgesic 200 ug/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anorexic not available Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp.
Antiacne 200 ug/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiaggregant not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiangiogenic 2 uM Duke, 1992 *
Antiangiogenic 230 ug/kg orl rat Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic not available Duke, 1992 *
Anticataract 400 ug/day Duke, 1992 *
Anticirrhotic not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticlimacteric 200 ug/day Duke, 1992 *
Anticoronary 200 ug/day Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidepressant 200 ug/day Duke, 1992 *
Antidote (Mercury) not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antifibrotic 400 ug Duke, 1992 *
Antigout 200 ug Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV not available Duke, 1992 *
Antikeshan not available 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 Sort descending Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Myrica cerifera Bark 1.0 3.4 -0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Nepeta cataria Plant 2.0 12.3 0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Panax ginseng Root 0.5 2.5 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Parthenium integrifolium Root 0.4 2.5 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Passiflora incarnata Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Petroselinum crispum Plant 0.0 0.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Phaseolus vulgaris Fruit 0.0 0.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Phaseolus vulgaris Seed 0.0 0.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Phyllanthus emblica Fruit 2.4 12.0 2.6 Duke, 1992 *
Pimenta dioica Plant not available 0.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Pinus echinata Shoot 0.0 0.2 1.4 Duke, 1992 *
Pistacia vera Seed not available 0.1 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Pisum sativum Seed 0.0 0.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Plantago major Seed 0.3 1.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Plantago psyllium Seed 0.3 1.4 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Polygonum multiflorum Root not available 74.0 4.9 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Prunus domestica Fruit 0.0 0.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Prunus dulcis Seed 0.0 0.1 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Prunus persica Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Prunus persica Fruit 0.0 0.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *