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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carum carvi | Seed | 47.0 | 66.0 | 0.6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carum carvi | Fruit | 47.0 | 61.0 | 0.9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carya glabra | Shoot | 4.0 | 1100.0 | 2.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carya illinoensis | Seed | not available | 56.0 | 0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carya ovata | Seed | not available | 46.0 | 0.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carya ovata | Shoot | 7.0 | 342.0 | 0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cassia tora | Seed | not available | 31.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Castanea dentata | Seed | 10.0 | 24.0 | -0.6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Castanea mollisima | Seed | 8.0 | 17.0 | -0.8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Castanea sativa | Seed | 4.0 | 10.0 | -1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Catalpa ovata | Fruit | not available | 21.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Caulophyllum thalictroides | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Celosia cristata | Flower | not available | 39.0 | 0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Centella asiatica | Bark | not available | 3.4 | -0.9 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| Centella asiatica | Leaf | 0.4 | 3.4 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chaenomeles lagenaria | Fruit | not available | 21.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chamaemelum nobile | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chamissoa altissima | Leaf | 4.0 | 36.0 | -0.3 | Tramil |
| Chenopodium album | Seed | not available | 24.0 | -0.6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chondrus crispus | Plant | not available | 44.0 | -0.1 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |