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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apium graveolens | Leaf | 1.0 | 44.0 | -0.3 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Apium graveolens | Root | 2.8 | 70.0 | 2.0 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| Apium graveolens | Seed | 0.2 | 89.0 | 1.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Arachis hypogaea | Seed | 31.0 | 35.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Arctium lappa | Root | 0.5 | 2.2 | -1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Areca catechu | Seed | not available | 16.0 | -0.8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Arisaema consanguineum | Rhizome | not available | 14.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aristolochia debilis | Fruit | not available | 40.0 | 0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Armoracia rusticana | Root | 0.5 | 2.9 | -0.9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Artemisia capillaris | Plant | not available | 22.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Artemisia cina | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Artemisia dracunculus | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Artemisia herba-alba | Plant | 10.0 | 21.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Artemisia vulgaris | Plant | 50.0 | 90.0 | 0.4 | Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205. |
| Artocarpus altilis | Fruit | 1.2 | 8.0 | -0.7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Artocarpus heterophyllus | Fruit | 4.0 | 16.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Asiasarum heterotropoides | Root | 38.0 | 59.0 | 1.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Asiasarum sieboldii | Root | 38.0 | 59.0 | 1.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Asimina triloba | Fruit | 9.0 | 38.0 | 0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |