Chemical ZINC | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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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.
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Plant Name	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
Valerianella radicata	Plant	572.0	701.0	6.4	Duke, 1992 *
Verbascum thapsus	Leaf	0.2	0.4	-0.5	Duke, 1992 *
Viburnum opulus	Bark	not available	17.0	0.4	Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Vigna aconitifolia	Seed	19.0	21.0	-0.7	Duke, 1992 *
Vigna angularis	Seed	50.0	58.0	0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Vigna radiata	Seed	26.0	31.0	-0.4	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vigna radiata	Sprout Seedling	3.5	48.0	0.5	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vigna unguiculata	Seed	35.0	38.0	-0.2	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vigna unguiculata	Seed	10.0	144.0	2.8	Duke, 1992 *
Viscum album	Leaf	not available	86.0	0.0	Duke, 1992 *
Vitis vinifera	Fruit	0.4	27.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Vitis vinifera	Stem	not available	75.0	-0.6	Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Xanthosoma sagittifolium	Root	5.0	19.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Yucca baccata	Root	0.3	1.4	-1.0	Duke, 1992 *
Zea mays	Seed	4.0	20.0	-0.7	Duke, 1992 *
Zingiber officinale	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Zingiber officinale	Rhizome	not available	57.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Zizyphus jujuba	Fruit	not available	21.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *