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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Copper-Antagonist | not available | 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 |
| Deodorant | not available | Martindale's 29th |
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ergogenic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotensive | 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 |
| Immunomodulator | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunostimulant | not available | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Immunosuppressant | 300 mg/day/6 wks/orl/man | Martindale's 29th |
| Insulinogenic | 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 |
| Leptingenic | 30-60 mg/man/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 |
| Mucogenic | not available | Li, K.M. Effect of zinc sulphate on acetic acid-induced gastric ulceration in rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 657-659, 1990. |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pesticide | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Spermigenic | 60 mg/day | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Testosteronigenic | 60 mg/day | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Trichomonicide | not available | Martindale's 29th |
| Vulnerary | not available | Martindale's 28th |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notopterygium incisum | Rhizome | not available | 16.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nyssa sylvatica | Leaf | 2.0 | 55.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nyssa sylvatica | Stem | 6.0 | 132.0 | 0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ocimum basilicum | Leaf | 5.0 | 6.0 | -0.5 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Oenothera biennis | Seed | 70.0 | 90.0 | 1.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ophiopogon japonicus | Tuber | 7.0 | 16.0 | -0.7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Opuntia ficus-indica | Seed | not available | 15.0 | -0.9 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| Origanum majorana | Plant | 32.0 | 43.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Origanum vulgare | Plant | 39.0 | 49.0 | 0.0 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Paeonia lactiflora | Root | 15.0 | 24.0 | 0.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Paeonia moutan | Root Bark | 10.0 | 15.0 | -0.8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Paeonia suffruticosa | Root Bark | 10.0 | 15.0 | -0.8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Panax ginseng | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Panax ginseng | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Panax ginseng | Petiole | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Panax ginseng | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Panax ginseng | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Panax japonicus | Rhizome | not available | 20.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Panax quinquefolius | Plant | 10.0 | 114.0 | 0.6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Papaver somniferum | Seed | 24.0 | 130.0 | 2.4 | Duke, 1992 * |