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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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TOCOPHEROL

Chemical ID
TOCOPHEROL
Ubiquitous
Yes
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
PTD=800 mg/day
RDA=2-10 mg/day
ADI=2 mg/kg Martindale's 28th
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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Antidermatitic *
Antidiabetic 600-1,200 mg/day *
Antidysmenorrheic Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiepitheleomic *
Antifibrositic Martindale's 28th
Antiglycosation 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
Antiherpetic Martindale's 28th
Antiinfertility *
Antiinflammatory *
Antiischemic *
Antileukemic 100-250 uM *
Antileukotriene Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antilithic 600 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antilupus *
Antimaculitic *
Antimastalgic Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiMD *
Antimelanomic *
AntiMS *
Antimyoclonic Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
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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
Actinidia chinensis Fruit *
Anacardium occidentale Seed 8.0 -0.4 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Asparagus officinalis Shoot 19.8 256.0 *
Bertholletia excelsa Seed 76.0 80.0 -0.4 *
Capsicum annuum Fruit 24.0 -0.5 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Capsicum frutescens Fruit 24.0 -0.5 *
Ceratonia siliqua Seed *
Elaeagnus angustifolia Fruit 1.0 20.0 -0.5 *
Elaeagnus umbellatus Fruit 44.0 250.0 2.1 *
Fagopyrum esculentum Seed 42.0 -0.4 Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
Ficus carica Fruit 1.0 -0.8 Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Foeniculum vulgare Fruit *
Foeniculum vulgare Seed Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
Frangula alnus Fruit 200.0 1.5 *
Helianthus annuus Seed 34000.0 2.6 Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
Hibiscus sabdariffa Seed *
Ipomoea aquatica Leaf 118.0 1180.0 1.7 *
Ipomoea batatas Leaf 81.0 -0.9 *
Ipomoea batatas Root 40.0 *
Lactuca virosa Seed *