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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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
Brassica oleracea Stem 0.5 5.5 -1.4 *
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Flower 0.6 12.0 2.0 *
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Leaf 0.6 8.0 -0.1 *
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Leaf 0.5 10.0 0.4 *
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera Leaf 1.3 11.0 0.6 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Brassica oleracea var. italica Leaf 0.6 8.0 -0.1 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Brassica oleracea var. sabellica l. Leaf 1.0 7.0 -0.3 *
Brassica oleracea var. viridis l. Leaf 0.3 4.8 -0.7 *
Brassica rapa Leaf 0.4 9.0 0.1 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Brassica rapa Root 0.4 5.0 -0.1 *
Bromelia pinguin Shoot 0.2 3.8 -0.9 *
Brosimum alicastrum Fruit 0.5 3.1 -0.3 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Byrsonima crassifolia Fruit 0.1 1.2 -0.5 *
Cajanus cajan Fruit 3.4 12.4 0.9 *
Cajanus cajan Seed 4.0 13.0 1.5 *
Calathea macrosepala Flower 0.4 5.2 0.0 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Camellia sinensis Leaf 1.0 4.0 -0.9 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Canavalia ensiformis Fruit 1.0 10.0 0.6 *
Canavalia ensiformis Seed 4.6 8.6 0.5 *
Canna indica Root 0.3 1.0 -0.5 *