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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 |
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| Activity | Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antisyndrome-X | 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 |
| Antithalassemic | not available | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antithrombotic | 600 IU/day | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antithromboxane-B2 | 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 |
| Antitoxemic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor | 7 uM ckn | Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19. |
| Antitumor (Breast) | IC50=125 ug/ml | 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 |
| Antitumor (Breast) | 100-250 uM | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Colorectal) | 500-10,000 uM | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Prostate) | 100-250 uM | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Stomach) | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcerogenic | 67 mg/man/3 x/day/orl | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apoptotic | 100-250 uM | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Antagonist | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | not available | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Cardioprotective | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cerebroprotective | not available | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Circulatory-Stimulant | not available | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Circulotonic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatoprotective | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actinidia chinensis | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anacardium occidentale | Seed | not available | 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 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bertholletia excelsa | Seed | 76.0 | 80.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Capsicum annuum | Fruit | not available | 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 | not available | 24.0 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ceratonia siliqua | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Elaeagnus angustifolia | Fruit | 1.0 | 20.0 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Elaeagnus umbellatus | Fruit | 44.0 | 250.0 | 2.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fagopyrum esculentum | Seed | not available | 42.0 | -0.4 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| Ficus carica | Fruit | not available | 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 | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Foeniculum vulgare | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| Frangula alnus | Fruit | not available | 200.0 | 1.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Helianthus annuus | Seed | not available | 34000.0 | 2.6 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| Hibiscus sabdariffa | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ipomoea aquatica | Leaf | 118.0 | 1180.0 | 1.7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ipomoea batatas | Leaf | not available | 81.0 | -0.9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ipomoea batatas | Root | not available | 40.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lactuca virosa | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |