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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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THIAMIN

Chemical ID
THIAMIN
Ubiquitous
Yes
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=301 (scu mus) Jim Duke's personal files.
PTD=300 mg/day
RDA=0.3-1.6 mg/day

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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Analgesic 1-4 g/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antialcoholic 50-100 mg/day *
Antialzheimeran 100-3,000 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antianorectic Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antibackache 1-4 g/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiberiberi *
Anticanker *
Anticardiospasmic *
Anticataract *
Anticolitic *
Antidecubitic *
Antideliriant *
Antidementia *
Antidyspeptic *
Antiencephalopathic Martindale's 29th
Antifatigue Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antigastritic Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antihangover 50 mg *
Antiheartburn *
Antiherpetic *
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List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Passiflora edulis Fruit 0.0 1.4 -0.5 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Passiflora foetida Fruit 0.1 0.6 -0.6 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Passiflora ligularis Fruit 0.0 5.2 0.0 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
Passiflora quadrangularis Fruit *
Passiflora quadrangularis Seed *
Pastinaca sativa Root 0.8 11.4 0.4 *
Peperomia pelucida Leaf 0.3 3.8 -0.9 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Peperomia pereskiifolia Leaf 1.5 10.0 0.4 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Pereskia aculeata Fruit 0.2 6.3 0.1 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Perilla frutescens Leaf 1.0 5.0 -0.7 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Perilla frutescens Seed 1.0 7.0 0.1 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Persea americana Fruit 0.5 4.2 -0.1 *
Persea schiedeana Fruit 0.5 3.0 -0.3 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
Petasites japonicus Pt 0.2 3.6 -1.2 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Petroselinum crispum Plant 0.0 7.0 -0.1 *
Phaseolus acutifolius Seed 3.3 3.6 -0.7 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Phaseolus coccineus Fruit 3.4 5.4 0.0 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Phaseolus coccineus Seed 3.0 3.5 -0.7 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Phaseolus lunatus Seed 1.6 7.4 0.2 *
Phaseolus lunatus Sprout Seedling 0.1 4.7 -0.9 *