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Chemical ZINC

Chemical ID
ZINC
Ubiquitous
Yes
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
PTD=500 mg/day
RDA=5-19 mg/day
RDA=5.5-22 Martindale's 29th
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
ACE-Inhibitor not available Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 135 mg/day Duke, 1992 *
Antiacrodermatitic 8-34 mg/day/orl/chd Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 50 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antianorexic not available Martindale's 29th
Antiarthritic 50 mg/3x/day/orl/man Duke, 1992 *
AntiBPH 25-60 mg/day Duke, 1992 *
Anticanker 100 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticataract 30 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticoeliac not available Martindale's 28th
Anticold 50 mg Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticolitic not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticoronary 30 mg/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
AntiCrohn's not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidandruff not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidementia 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
Abelmoschus esculentus Fruit 6.0 60.0 0.9 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Abelmoschus manihot Leaf 12.5 108.0 0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Acanthopanax gracilistylis Root Bark not available 19.0 0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Achillea millefolium Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Achyranthes bidentata Root 16.0 51.0 1.2 Duke, 1992 *
Aconitum carmichaelii Tuber not available 13.0 -0.8 Duke, 1992 *
Acorus calamus Rhizome not available not available not available Chen, H.C. and Lin, S.M. 1988. Determination of Mineral Elements in Certain Crude Drugs (Part 1), Kaohsiung J. Med. Sci., 4: 259-272.
Actaea dahurica Rhizome not available 18.0 -0.4 Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195.
Actaea racemosa Root not available not available not available Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Agathosma betulina Leaf not available 84.0 0.0 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Akebia quinata Stem not available 10.0 -1.6 Duke, 1992 *
Albizia julibrissin Bark 7.0 8.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Alisma plantago-aquatica Rhizome 54.0 68.0 -0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Allium ampeloprasum Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Allium cepa Bulb 2.0 53.0 1.4 Duke, 1992 *
Allium cepa Seed not available 34.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Allium sativum var. sativum Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Allium sativum var. sativum Bulb not available 15.3 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Alocasia macrorrhiza Root 15.0 51.0 1.2 Duke, 1992 *
Aloe spp. Leaf not available 1.1 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *