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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.
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Plant Name	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
Asparagus lucidus	Root	7.0	8.0	-0.7	Duke, 1992 *
Asparagus officinalis	Shoot	12.0	124.0	-0.5	Duke, 1992 *
Asparagus officinalis	Root	0.2	2.3	-1.0	Duke, 1992 *
Astragalus membranaceus	Root	0.8	5.0	-0.8	Duke, 1992 *
Atractylodes lancea	Rhizome	not available	33.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Atractylodes ovata	Rhizome	26.0	32.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Avena sativa	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Averrhoa carambola	Fruit	1.0	12.0	-0.6	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Barosma betulina	Leaf	not available	84.0	0.0	Duke, 1992 *
Belamcanda chinensis	Rhizome	not available	17.0	-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.
Berberis vulgaris	Root	not available	not available	not available	Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Berberis vulgaris	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Bertholletia excelsa	Seed	41.0	53.0	0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Beta vulgaris	Root	3.0	70.0	2.0	Duke, 1992 *
Blechnum orientale	Rhizome	not available	17.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Bletilla striata	Tuber	not available	16.0	-0.7	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.
Boehmeria nivea	Plant	32.0	43.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Borago officinalis	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Abstract (See species file)
Brassica juncea	Leaf	6.0	65.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Brassica napus var. napobrassica	Root	1.7	33.0	0.4	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)