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Chemical 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
AntiLyme 50 mg Duke, 1992 *
Antimigraine not available Duke, 1992 *
Antimyocarditic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antineuralgic 1-4 g/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antineurasthenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antineuritic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic 50 mg Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antipoliomyelitic not available Duke, 1992 *
Insectifuge 75-150 mg/man/day Martindale's 28th
Neuroprotective not available Duke, 1992 *
Pesticide not available Duke, 1992 *
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
Musa x paradisiaca Fruit 0.3 6.9 0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Myrciaria cauliflora Fruit 0.1 0.6 -0.6 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Myrciaria dubia Fruit 0.1 1.7 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Myrica cerifera Bark not available not available not available Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Myristica fragrans Aril not available 3.0 0.2 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Myristica fragrans Seed 3.0 4.0 -0.6 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Nasturtium officinale Herb 1.0 18.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Nelumbo nucifera Rhizome 2.2 14.0 1.6 Duke, 1992 *
Nelumbo nucifera Seed 1.5 7.5 0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Ocimum basilicum Leaf 1.0 6.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Opuntia ficus-indica Bud not available 0.1 -1.0 Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
Opuntia ficus-indica Fruit 0.1 1.3 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Origanum majorana Plant not available 3.0 -0.4 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Origanum vulgare Plant 3.0 4.0 -0.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Oryza sativa Seed 2.2 3.9 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Oxalis tuberosa Root 0.5 3.1 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Pachira macrocarpa Seed not available 0.3 -1.5 Duke, 1992 *
Pachyrhizus erosus Tuber 0.4 3.7 -1.1 Duke, 1992 *
Panax ginseng Root not available 1.7 -0.4 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Papaver somniferum Seed 7.8 9.9 0.8 Duke, 1992 *