Chemical TOCOPHEROL | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Dosage	Reference
Hypocholesterolemic	100-450 IU/man/day	Duke, 1992 *
Hypoglycemic	600 IU/man/day	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
Immunomodulator	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Immunostimulant	60-800 IU	Duke, 1992 *
Insulin-Sparing	1,000 IU	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor	not available	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
NO-Inhibitor	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor	400 mg/kg	Duke, 1992 *
P21-Inducer	500-10,000 uM	Duke, 1992 *
Phospholipase-A2-Inhibitor	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor	10-50 uM	Duke, 1992 *
Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor	IC50=450 uM	Duke, 1992 *
Vasodilator	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

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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
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 *