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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
Parthenium integrifolium Root 0.6 3.7 -0.9 Duke, 1992 *
Passiflora incarnata Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Pastinaca sativa Root 5.0 70.0 2.0 Duke, 1992 *
Perilla frutescens Plant not available 50.0 0.0 Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195.
Persea americana Fruit 4.0 16.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Petasites japonicus Plant 21.0 60.0 0.1 Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205.
Petroselinum crispum Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Peucedanum decursivum Plant 23.0 42.0 -0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Phaseolus acutifolius Seed 25.0 34.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Phaseolus coccineus Seed not available 2.0 -1.2 Duke, 1992 *
Phaseolus lunatus Seed 7.0 100.0 1.6 Duke, 1992 *
Phaseolus vulgaris Seed 19.0 50.0 0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Phaseolus vulgaris Fruit 2.0 150.0 3.6 Duke, 1992 *
Phellodendron amurense Bark not available 26.0 1.3 Duke, 1992 *
Phoenix dactylifera Fruit 3.0 4.0 -0.8 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Phoenix dactylifera Seed 0.6 29.0 -0.5 Abstract (See species file)
Phyllanthus emblica Fruit 18.0 89.0 1.8 Duke, 1992 *
Physalis ixocarpa Fruit 35.0 71.0 1.2 Duke, 1992 *
Phytelephas aequatorialis Flower 7.0 24.0 -0.5 KOZIOL & PEDERSEN. 1993. PHYTELEPHAS AEQUATORIALIS(ARECACEAE) IN HUMAN AND ANIMAL NUTRITION. ECON. BOT. 47:401-307.
Phytelephas aequatorialis Mesocarp 13.0 37.0 not available KOZIOL & PEDERSEN. 1993. PHYTELEPHAS AEQUATORIALIS(ARECACEAE) IN HUMAN AND ANIMAL NUTRITION. ECON. BOT. 47:401-307.