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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prunella vulgaris | Flower | not available | 25.0 | -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. |
| Prunus armeniaca | Seed | 2.0 | 38.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prunus cerasus | Fruit | 1.0 | 7.0 | -0.7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prunus domestica | Fruit | 0.7 | 131.0 | 3.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prunus dulcis | Seed | 26.0 | 37.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prunus persica | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prunus persica | Fruit | 0.5 | 37.5 | 0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prunus persica | Seed | not available | 31.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prunus serotina | Leaf | 3.0 | 192.0 | 0.7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prunus serotina | Stem | 0.5 | 216.0 | 1.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Psidium guajava | Fruit | 2.0 | 20.0 | -0.3 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Psophocarpus tetragonolobus | Seed | 43.0 | 51.0 | 0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pueraria pseudohirsuta | Root | 21.0 | 30.0 | 0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pulsatilla chinensis | Root | not available | 24.0 | 0.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pyrus communis | Fruit | 0.2 | 26.6 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Quercus alba | Bark | 0.6 | 2.4 | -1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Quercus alba | Stem | 2.0 | 182.0 | 1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Quercus phellos | Stem | 2.0 | 92.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Quercus rubra | Seed | not available | 17.0 | -0.8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Quercus rubra | Stem | 4.0 | 138.0 | 0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |