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Chemical ID
ZINC
Ubiquitous
Yes
| Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|
| PTD=500 mg/day | |
| RDA=5-19 mg/day | |
| RDA=5.5-22 | Martindale's 29th |
| 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 * |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asparagus lucidus | Root | 7.0 | 8.0 | -0.7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Asparagus officinalis | Shoot | 12.0 | 124.0 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Asparagus officinalis | Root | 0.2 | 2.3 | -1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Astragalus membranaceus | Root | 0.8 | 5.0 | -0.8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Atractylodes lancea | Rhizome | not available | 33.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Atractylodes ovata | Rhizome | 26.0 | 32.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Avena sativa | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Averrhoa carambola | Fruit | 1.0 | 12.0 | -0.6 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Barosma betulina | Leaf | not available | 84.0 | 0.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Belamcanda chinensis | Rhizome | not available | 17.0 | -0.4 | 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. |
| Berberis vulgaris | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Berberis vulgaris | Root | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| Bertholletia excelsa | Seed | 41.0 | 53.0 | 0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta vulgaris | Root | 3.0 | 70.0 | 2.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Blechnum orientale | Rhizome | not available | 17.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bletilla striata | Tuber | not available | 16.0 | -0.7 | 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. |
| Boehmeria nivea | Plant | 32.0 | 43.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Borago officinalis | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| Brassica juncea | Leaf | 6.0 | 65.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Brassica napus var. napobrassica | Root | 1.7 | 33.0 | 0.4 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |