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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drynaria fortunei | Rhizome | not available | 17.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Echinacea purpurea | Root | 1.3 | 5.1 | -0.8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Echinacea spp | Root | not available | 5.1 | -0.8 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| Elaeagnus umbellatus | Fruit | 3.0 | 20.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Elettaria cardamomum | Fruit | 23.0 | 28.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Eleutherococcus senticosus | Root | 0.9 | 4.2 | -0.9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Elytrigia repens | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| Ephedra sinica | Plant | 0.4 | 2.1 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ephedra spp | Plant | not available | 8.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Equisetum arvense | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Equisetum hyemale | Plant | not available | 10.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Eriobotrya japonica | Leaf | not available | 28.0 | -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. |
| Eriocaulon sp | Leaf | not available | 21.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Eriodictyon californicum | Leaf | 0.4 | 1.7 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Erythroxylum coca | Leaf | 18.0 | 29.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Erythroxylum novogranatense | Leaf | 16.0 | 33.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Erythroxylum novogranatense | Leaf | 19.0 | 22.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Eucommia ulmoides | Bark | not available | 14.0 | 0.1 | 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. |
| Euodia rutaecarpa | Fruit | not available | 18.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Eupatorium perfoliatum | Plant | 0.2 | 2.0 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |