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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lens culinaris | Sprout Seedling | 14.0 | 54.0 | 0.9 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Lepidium meyenii | Root | not available | 38.0 | 0.6 | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| Ligustrum japonicum | Fruit | not available | 24.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ligustrum lucidum | Fruit | not available | 24.0 | -0.2 | 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. |
| Linum usitatissimum | Seed | 85.0 | 155.0 | 3.1 | Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp. |
| Liquidambar styraciflua | Leaf | 12.0 | 98.0 | 0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Liquidambar styraciflua | Stem | 4.0 | 240.0 | 1.8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lobelia inflata | Leaf | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lonicera japonica | Flower | not available | 21.0 | -0.6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lophatherum gracile | Plant | not available | 25.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lupinus albus | Seed | 47.0 | 53.0 | 0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lycium chinense | Root Bark | not available | 23.0 | 1.6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lycium chinense | Fruit | not available | 20.0 | -0.3 | 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. |
| Lycopersicon esculentum | Fruit | 1.0 | 120.0 | 2.7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lycopodium clavatum | Plant | not available | 28.0 | -0.2 | 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. |
| Lygodium japonicum | Pollen Or Spore | not available | 23.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Macadamia spp | Seed | 17.0 | 18.0 | -0.8 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Magnolia denudata | Flower | not available | 25.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Magnolia fargesii | Flower | not available | 25.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Magnolia kobus | Flower | not available | 25.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |