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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorbus aucubaria | Fruit | 1.0 | 18.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Spinacia oleracea | Plant | 4.0 | 185.0 | 1.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Spirulina spp. | Plant | not available | 5.3 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Spondias dulcis | Fruit | not available | 1.9 | -0.9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Spondias tuberosa | Fruit | not available | 1.3 | -0.9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Stachys officinalis | Plant | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Stellaria media | Plant | 0.4 | 5.2 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Stevia rebaudiana | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| Stevia rebaudiana | Plant | not available | 26.0 | -0.3 | Kinghorn, A. D. (Ed.) 2002. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Industrial Profiles. Stevia. The genus Stevia. Taylor & Francis. New York, NY. 211 pp. |
| Symphoricarpos orbiculatus | Stem | 2.0 | 92.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Symphytum officinale | Root | not available | 2.8 | -0.9 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| Symphytum officinale | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Syzygium aromaticum | Flower | 10.0 | 30.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Syzygium aromaticum | Fruit | 10.0 | 30.0 | 0.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tabebuia heptaphylla | Bark | 0.1 | 0.7 | -1.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tanacetum parthenium | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| Taraxacum mongolicum | Plant | not available | 34.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Taraxacum officinale | Root | 0.2 | 1.3 | -1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Taraxacum officinale | Leaf | 21.0 | 230.0 | 0.9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tephrosia candida | Plant | not available | 26.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |