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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rubia cordifolia | Root | not available | 39.0 | 0.6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Rubus chamaemorus | Fruit | 5.3 | 40.0 | 0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Rubus chingii | Fruit | not available | 28.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Rubus idaeus | Fruit | 4.0 | 37.0 | 0.2 | Revised USDA data received 1993. |
| Rubus idaeus | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Rumex acetosa | Leaf | 2.0 | 20.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Rumex crispus | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ruscus aculeatus | Root | 0.6 | 2.1 | -1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ruscus aculeatus | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| Salix alba | Bark | 0.4 | 2.1 | -1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Salvia miltiorrhiza | Root | not available | 12.0 | -0.5 | 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. |
| Salvia officinalis | Leaf | 1.0 | 5.9 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sambucus nigra | Fruit | 3.0 | 17.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Santalum acuminatum | Fruit | 2.0 | 9.0 | -0.6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sassafras albidum | Stem | 4.0 | 111.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sassafras albidum | Leaf | 10.0 | 136.0 | 0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Schisandra chinensis | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Schizonepeta tenuifolia | Plant | not available | 28.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Scrophularia buergeriana | Root | not available | 13.0 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Scutellaria baicalensis | Root | 17.0 | 18.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |