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Chemical ID
TOCOPHEROL
Ubiquitous
Yes
| Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|
| PTD=800 mg/day | |
| RDA=2-10 mg/day | |
| ADI=2 mg/kg | Martindale's 28th |
| Activity | Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 5-HETE-Inhibitor | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allergenic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 100 IU 3 x day | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiaggregant | not available | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiaging | not available | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antialzheimeran | 2,000 IU | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antianginal | 1,067 mg/man/day | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarteriosclerotic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarthritic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiatherosclerotic | not available | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antibronchitic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Breast) | IC50=125 ug/ml | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticariogenic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticataract | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antichorea | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antichoreic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticonvulsant | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticoronary | 100-200 IU/day | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidecubitic | not available | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidementia | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lens culinaris | Seed | not available | 20.0 | -0.4 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Linum usitatissimum | Seed | not available | 47.0 | -0.4 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Moringa oleifera | Leaf | 74.0 | 296.0 | -0.4 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Musa x paradisiaca | Fruit | 2.0 | 11.0 | -0.6 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Nicotiana tabacum | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Opuntia ficus-indica | Bud | not available | 2.5 | not available | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| Panicum maximum | Leaf | 230.0 | 345.0 | -0.3 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Pisum sativum | Seed | 0.3 | 22.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Portulaca oleracea | Plant | 82.0 | 2309.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ribes uva-crispa | Fruit | 7.0 | 56.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Rubus idaeus | Fruit | 3.0 | 12.0 | -0.6 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Sophora pachycarpa | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sorbus aucubaria | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tilia sp. | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Triticum aestivum | Seed | 59.0 | 1897.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Viola tricolor | Flower | not available | 302.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |