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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citrus sinensis | Fruit | 0.9 | 13.0 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cnicus benedictus | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cnidium officinale | Rhizome | not available | 16.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cocos nucifera | Seed | 9.0 | 25.0 | -0.6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Coix lacryma-jobi | Seed | not available | 20.0 | -0.7 | Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195. |
| Colocasia esculenta | Leaf | not available | 6.6 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Colocasia esculenta | Root | 5.0 | 66.0 | 1.8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Coptis chinensis | Rhizome | 90.0 | 600.0 | 2.7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Coptis japonica | Rhizome | 90.0 | 600.0 | 2.7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Coptis spp | Rhizome | 90.0 | 600.0 | 2.7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Coriandrum sativum | Fruit | 34.0 | 52.0 | 0.7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cornus officinalis | Fruit | not available | 12.0 | -0.6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Corylus avellana | Seed | 20.0 | 39.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Crataegus cuneata | Fruit | not available | 14.0 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Crataegus laevigata | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Crataegus laevigata | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Crataegus rhipidophylla | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| Cucumis melo | Fruit | 1.5 | 31.0 | 0.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cucumis sativus | Fruit | 2.0 | 157.0 | 3.8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cucurbita maxima | Leaf | 7.6 | 54.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |