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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

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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
Antidiabetic	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
Antidote (Cadmium)	not available	Let's Live, May 1989.
Antidysgeuzic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antieczemic	150 mg/day	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiencephalopathic	not available	Martindale's 29th
Antiepileptic	100 mg/day	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antifibrotic	30 mg	Duke, 1992 *
Antifuruncular	45 mg/3x/day/man	Martindale's 28th
Antihangover	15 mg	Duke, 1992 *
Antiherpetic?	25-60 mg/day	Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antiimpotence	not available	Martindale's 29th
Antiinfective	50 mg/day	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility	60 mg/day	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinsomniac	not available	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antilepric	not available	Martindale's 29th
Antileukonychic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antimetastatic	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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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 *