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Plant Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
Valerianella radicataPlant572.0 701.0 6.4 *
Lactuca sativaLeaf2.7 974.0 5.45 *
Cucurbita pepoSeed75.0 200.0 4.4 *
Aloe veraLeaf11.0 770.0 4.2 *
Lagenaria sicerariaFruit7.0 157.0 3.81 *
Cucumis sativusFruit2.0 157.0 3.81 *
Phaseolus vulgarisFruit2.0 150.0 3.6 *
Linum usitatissimumSeed85.0 155.0 3.12 Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l.Flower3.0 97.0 3.06 *
Prunus domesticaFruit0.66 131.0 3.03 *
Vigna unguiculataSeed10.0 144.0 2.81 *
Coptis chinensisRhizome90.0 600.0 2.7 *
Coptis japonicaRhizome90.0 600.0 2.7 *
Coptis sppRhizome90.0 600.0 2.7 *
Lycopersicon esculentumFruit1.0 120.0 2.7 *
Cinnamomum sieboldiiBark-- 40.0 2.61 *
Papaver somniferumSeed24.0 130.0 2.41 *
Daucus carotaRoot2.0 79.0 2.4 *
Carya glabraShoot4.0 1100.0 2.32 *
Raphanus sativusRoot2.0 72.0 2.09 *
Pastinaca sativaRoot5.0 70.0 2.01 *
Apium graveolensRoot2.8 70.0 2.01 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
Beta vulgarisRoot3.0 70.0 2.01 *
Cypripedium pubescensRoot-- 67.0 1.88 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Helianthus tuberosusTuber16.0 64.0 1.87 Bonness, M. S., Promising new drugs from plants: poisons that heal, Herbarist, #56, 1990, 59-68
Liquidambar styracifluaStem4.0 240.0 1.84 *
Colocasia esculentaRoot5.0 66.0 1.83 *
Phyllanthus emblicaFruit18.0 89.0 1.77 *
Lycium chinenseRoot Bark-- 23.0 1.64 *
Sesamum indicumSeed24.0 102.0 1.61 *
Phaseolus lunatusSeed7.0 100.0 1.56 *
Asiasarum heterotropoidesRoot38.0 59.0 1.53 *
Asiasarum sieboldiiRoot38.0 59.0 1.53 *
Prunus serotinaStem0.5 216.0 1.48 *
Allium cepaBulb2.0 53.0 1.41 *
Dioscorea sp.Root-- 56.0 1.39 *
Rhus glabraStem3.0 208.0 1.36 *
Lablab purpureusSeed75.0 93.0 1.36 *
Spinacia oleraceaPlant4.0 185.0 1.31 *
Glycine maxSeed22.0 90.0 1.27 *
Oenothera biennisSeed70.0 90.0 1.27 *
Phellodendron amurenseBark-- 26.0 1.27 *
Apium graveolensSeed0.2 89.0 1.25 *
Physalis ixocarpaFruit35.0 71.0 1.22 *
Achyranthes bidentataRoot16.0 51.0 1.17 *
Alocasia macrorrhizaRoot15.0 51.0 1.17 *
Cyrtosperma chamissonisRoot10.0 50.0 1.13 *
Amorphophallus campanulatusRoot10.0 50.0 1.13 *
Anethum graveolensFruit43.0 66.0 1.07 *
Tetrapanax papyriferaPith-- 42.0 1.0 *
Quercus albaStem2.0 182.0 0.98 *
Anethum graveolensPlant11.0 150.0 0.97 *
Carum carviFruit47.0 61.0 0.92 *
Lens culinarisSprout Seedling14.0 54.0 0.9 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Abelmoschus esculentusFruit6.0 60.0 0.89 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Taraxacum officinaleLeaf21.0 230.0 0.88 *
Senna obtusifoliaSeed10.0 76.0 0.88 *
Pimpinella anisumFruit-- 59.0 0.86 *
Cuminum cyminumFruit41.0 58.0 0.83 *
Solanum tuberosumTuber1.9 44.1 0.82 *
Cinnamomum sieboldiiRoot Bark-- 20.0 0.72 *
Isatis tinctoriaRoot-- 40.0 0.69 *
Cinnamomum verumBark11.4 20.0 0.69 *
Diospyros virginianaStem9.0 162.0 0.68 *
Coriandrum sativumFruit34.0 52.0 0.65 *
Prunus serotinaLeaf3.0 192.0 0.65 *
Rubia cordifoliaRoot-- 39.0 0.65 *
Panax quinquefoliusPlant10.0 114.0 0.61 *
Lepidium meyeniiRoot-- 38.0 0.61 Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp.
Carum carviSeed47.0 66.0 0.59 *
Anethum graveolensSeed43.0 66.0 0.59 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vigna radiataSprout Seedling3.5 48.0 0.49 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Sinapis albaSeed27.0 61.0 0.45 *
Brassica oleracea var. viridis l.Leaf10.0 157.0 0.44 *
Brassica oleracea var. gemmiferaLeaf10.0 157.0 0.44 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Pisum sativumSeed11.0 60.0 0.42 *
Acanthopanax gracilistylisRoot Bark-- 19.0 0.41 *
Viburnum opulusBark-- 17.0 0.4 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Fraxinus rhynchophyllaBark-- 17.0 0.4 *
Pimpinella anisumSeed-- 59.0 0.39 *
Brassica napus var. napobrassicaRoot1.7 33.0 0.39 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Trachyspermum ammiFruit-- 43.0 0.38 *
Artemisia vulgarisPlant50.0 90.0 0.37 Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205.
Cichorium endiviaLeaf8.0 146.0 0.37 *
Vigna angularisSeed50.0 58.0 0.37 *
Cuminum cyminumSeed41.0 58.0 0.37 *
Anacardium occidentaleSeed48.0 57.0 0.34 *
Cucurbita sppFruit2.0 41.0 0.32 *
Quercus rubraStem4.0 138.0 0.32 *
Carya illinoensisSeed-- 56.0 0.31 *
Sassafras albidumLeaf10.0 136.0 0.31 *
Cynanchum atratumRoot-- 31.0 0.3 *
Aristolochia debilisFruit-- 40.0 0.29 *
Rubus chamaemorusFruit5.3 40.0 0.29 *
Pueraria pseudohirsutaRoot21.0 30.0 0.25 *
Helianthus annuusSeed46.0 54.0 0.25 *
Celosia cristataFlower-- 39.0 0.25 *
Nyssa sylvaticaStem6.0 132.0 0.23 *
Asimina trilobaFruit9.0 38.0 0.23 *
Bertholletia excelsaSeed41.0 53.0 0.22 *
Lupinus albusSeed47.0 53.0 0.22 *
Prunus persicaFruit0.45 37.5 0.22 *
Thymus vulgarisPlant55.0 74.0 0.22 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Angelica dahuricaRoot-- 29.0 0.21 *
Rubus idaeusFruit4.0 37.0 0.2 Revised USDA data received 1993.
Brassica oleracea var. italicaLeaf4.0 118.0 0.2 *
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l.Leaf4.0 118.0 0.2 *
Rhus copallinaStem7.0 128.0 0.17 *
Psophocarpus tetragonolobusSeed43.0 51.0 0.17 *
Piper nigrumFruit11.2 35.7 0.16 *
Malus domesticaFruit-- 35.0 0.14 *
Pinus edulisSeed40.0 50.0 0.14 *
Phaseolus vulgarisSeed19.0 50.0 0.14 *
Cicer arietinumSeed33.0 50.0 0.14 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Abelmoschus manihotLeaf12.5 108.0 0.14 *
Amaranthus sp.Leaf9.0 108.0 0.14 *
Carya ovataShoot7.0 342.0 0.13 *
Valerianella locustaPlant62.0 64.5 0.12 *
Eucommia ulmoidesBark-- 14.0 0.11 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.
Cynara cardunculusFlower4.0 36.0 0.11 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Hyoscyamus nigerSeed-- 48.0 0.08 *
Amomum xanthioidesSeed-- 48.0 0.08 *
Foeniculum vulgareFruit7.1 33.0 0.08 *
Glehnia littoralisRoot-- 26.0 0.08 *
Polystichum polyblepharumPlant34.0 60.0 0.08 *
Petasites japonicusPlant21.0 60.0 0.08 Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205.
Liquidambar styracifluaLeaf12.0 98.0 0.07 *
Rhus copallinaLeaf5.0 96.0 0.06 *
Juniperus virginianaShoot7.0 317.0 0.06 *
Mentha pulegiumPlant-- 56.0 0.04 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Houttuynia cordataPlant-- 56.0 0.04 Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195.
Ipomoea aquaticaLeaf12.3 92.0 0.04 *
Carya ovataSeed-- 46.0 0.02 *
Juglans nigraSeed-- 46.0 0.02 *
Pinus pineaSeed42.0 46.0 0.02 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Cucumis meloFruit1.5 31.0 0.02 *
Glechoma hederaceaPlant46.0 53.0 0.01 Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205.
Viscum albumLeaf-- 86.0 0.0 *
Secale cerealeSeed35.0 45.0 -0.0 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Sophora angustifoliaRoot10.0 24.0 -0.01 *
Paeonia lactifloraRoot15.0 24.0 -0.01 *
Pulsatilla chinensisRoot-- 24.0 -0.01 *
Syzygium aromaticumFruit10.0 30.0 -0.01 *
Agathosma betulinaLeaf-- 84.0 -0.01 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Barosma betulinaLeaf-- 84.0 -0.01 *
Perilla frutescensPlant-- 50.0 -0.02 Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195.
Origanum vulgarePlant39.0 49.0 -0.03 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Fallopia japonicaPlant42.0 49.0 -0.03 Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205.
Brassica pekinensisLeaf66.5 80.0 -0.04 *
Brassica rapaRoot2.0 23.0 -0.05 *
Mentha spicataLeaf11.0 75.0 -0.07 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Rubus chingiiFruit-- 28.0 -0.07 *
Elettaria cardamomumFruit23.0 28.0 -0.07 *
Sechium eduleLeaf0.5 73.0 -0.08 *
Sassafras albidumStem4.0 111.0 -0.08 *
Chondrus crispusPlant-- 44.0 -0.08 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Lens culinarisSeed37.0 42.0 -0.09 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Origanum majoranaPlant32.0 43.0 -0.09 *
Boehmeria niveaPlant32.0 43.0 -0.09 *
Vitis viniferaFruit0.4 27.0 -0.1 *
Peucedanum decursivumPlant23.0 42.0 -0.1 *
Pyrus communisFruit0.15 26.6 -0.11 *
Senna occidentalisSeed-- 41.0 -0.12 *
Jussiaea repensPlant-- 40.0 -0.12 *
Brassica junceaLeaf6.0 65.0 -0.13 *
Alisma plantago-aquaticaRhizome54.0 68.0 -0.13 *
Rhodymenia palmataPlant-- 39.0 -0.13 *
Rosmarinus officinalisPlant30.0 38.0 -0.14 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Solanum melongenaFruit18.0 25.6 -0.14 *
Corylus avellanaSeed20.0 39.0 -0.17 *
Taraxacum mongolicumPlant-- 34.0 -0.18 *
Syzygium aromaticumFlower10.0 30.0 -0.18 *
Zingiber officinaleRhizome-- 57.0 -0.19 *
Nyssa sylvaticaLeaf2.0 55.0 -0.19 *
Ligustrum japonicumFruit-- 24.0 -0.19 *
Ligustrum lucidumFruit-- 24.0 -0.19 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.
Capsicum frutescensFruit3.0 24.0 -0.19 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Cucurbita maximaLeaf7.6 54.0 -0.2 *
Prunus armeniacaSeed2.0 38.0 -0.2 *
Vigna unguiculataSeed35.0 38.0 -0.2 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Plantago asiaticaPlant-- 31.0 -0.21 *
Broussonetia papyriferaFruit-- 23.0 -0.22 *
Xanthosoma sagittifoliumRoot5.0 19.0 -0.23 *
Manihot esculentaRoot4.0 19.0 -0.23 *
Urtica dioicaRoot-- 19.0 -0.23 *
Juglans cinereaSeed26.0 37.0 -0.23 *
Prunus dulcisSeed26.0 37.0 -0.23 *
Mentha arvensis var. piperascensPlant-- 28.0 -0.24 Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195.
Geranium thunbergiiPlant-- 28.0 -0.24 *
Lycopodium clavatumPlant-- 28.0 -0.24 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.
Schizonepeta tenuifoliaPlant-- 28.0 -0.24 *
Quisqualis indicaFruit-- 22.0 -0.25 *
Citrus paradisiFruit-- 22.0 -0.25 *
Apium graveolensLeaf1.0 44.0 -0.26 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Tephrosia candidaPlant-- 26.0 -0.26 *
Stevia rebaudianaPlant-- 26.0 -0.26 Kinghorn, A. D. (Ed.) 2002. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Industrial Profiles. Stevia. The genus Stevia. Taylor & Francis. New York, NY. 211 pp.
Rhizophora mangleLeaf-- 43.0 -0.26 *
Lophatherum gracilePlant-- 25.0 -0.27 *
Scutellaria baicalensisRoot17.0 18.0 -0.27 *
Gentiana scabraRoot-- 18.0 -0.27 *
Platycodon grandiflorumRoot13.0 18.0 -0.27 *
Cinnamomum aromaticumBark4.0 10.0 -0.27 *
Cinnamomum burmanniiBark-- 10.0 -0.27 *
Polygonum multiflorumPlant-- 24.5 -0.27 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l.Leaf2.0 41.0 -0.28 *
Ribes nigrumFruit2.0 21.0 -0.28 *
Catalpa ovataFruit-- 21.0 -0.28 *
Chaenomeles lagenariaFruit-- 21.0 -0.28 *
Zizyphus jujubaFruit-- 21.0 -0.28 *
Brassica nigraLeaf2.0 40.0 -0.28 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Arachis hypogaeaSeed31.0 35.0 -0.29 *
Rosmarinus officinalisLeaf9.0 38.0 -0.29 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Artemisia capillarisPlant-- 22.0 -0.3 *
Chamissoa altissimaLeaf4.0 36.0 -0.31 Tramil
Artemisia herba-albaPlant10.0 21.0 -0.31 *
Lycium chinenseFruit-- 20.0 -0.31 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.
Psidium guajavaFruit2.0 20.0 -0.31 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Pimenta dioicaFruit11.0 20.0 -0.31 *
Elaeagnus umbellatusFruit3.0 20.0 -0.31 *
Dioscorea alataRoot2.0 17.0 -0.31 *
Atractylodes lanceaRhizome-- 33.0 -0.31 *
Cyperus rotundusRhizome-- 33.0 -0.31 *
Allium cepaSeed-- 34.0 -0.32 *
Phaseolus acutifoliusSeed25.0 34.0 -0.32 *
Cajanus cajanSeed25.0 34.0 -0.32 *
Cinnamomum verumLeaf-- 34.0 -0.32 *
Atractylodes ovataRhizome26.0 32.0 -0.32 *
Erythroxylum novogranatenseLeaf16.0 33.0 -0.32 *
Camellia sinensisLeaf-- 30.0 -0.34 *
Anemarrhena asphodeloidesRhizome19.0 27.0 -0.35 *
Siegesbeckia orientalisPlant-- 17.0 -0.35 *
Quercus velutinaStem5.0 93.0 -0.35 *
Erythroxylum cocaLeaf18.0 29.0 -0.35 *
Eriobotrya japonicaLeaf-- 28.0 -0.35 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.
Brassica oleracea var. sabellica l.Leaf4.0 28.0 -0.35 *
Quercus phellosStem2.0 92.0 -0.36 *
Symphoricarpos orbiculatusStem2.0 92.0 -0.36 *
Magnolia officinalisBark-- 9.0 -0.37 *
Sorbus aucubariaFruit1.0 18.0 -0.37 *
Euodia rutaecarpaFruit-- 18.0 -0.37 *
Nardostachys chinensisRhizome-- 22.0 -0.37 *
Curcuma longaRhizome-- 22.0 -0.37 *
Diospyros virginianaLeaf5.0 25.0 -0.37 *
Panax japonicusRhizome-- 20.0 -0.38 *
Cistanche salsaPlant-- 13.0 -0.39 *
Erythroxylum novogranatenseLeaf19.0 22.0 -0.39 *
Cimicifuga dahuricaRhizome-- 18.0 -0.39 *
Actaea dahuricaRhizome-- 18.0 -0.39 Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195.
Eriocaulon spLeaf-- 21.0 -0.4 *
Blechnum orientaleRhizome-- 17.0 -0.4 *
Belamcanda chinensisRhizome-- 17.0 -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.
Drynaria fortuneiRhizome-- 17.0 -0.4 *
Forsythia suspensaFruit-- 17.0 -0.4 *
Fragaria sppFruit1.1 17.0 -0.4 *
Gardenia jasminoidesFruit10.0 17.0 -0.4 *
Sambucus nigraFruit3.0 17.0 -0.4 *
Cassia toraSeed-- 31.0 -0.4 *
Vigna radiataSeed26.0 31.0 -0.4 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Prunus persicaSeed-- 31.0 -0.4 *
Angelica laxifloraRoot-- 15.0 -0.4 *
Morinda spRoot-- 15.0 -0.4 *
Rumex acetosaLeaf2.0 20.0 -0.4 *
Cnidium officinaleRhizome-- 16.0 -0.41 *
Notopterygium incisumRhizome-- 16.0 -0.41 *
Sinomenium acutumRhizome-- 15.0 -0.41 *
Equisetum hyemalePlant-- 10.0 -0.42 *
Arisaema consanguineumRhizome-- 14.0 -0.42 *
Dioscorea bulbiferaRhizome-- 12.0 -0.43 *
Gastrodia elataRhizome-- 12.0 -0.43 *
Magnolia denudataFlower-- 25.0 -0.43 *
Magnolia fargesiiFlower-- 25.0 -0.43 *
Prunella vulgarisFlower-- 25.0 -0.43 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.
Magnolia kobusFlower-- 25.0 -0.43 *
Tussilago farfaraFlower-- 25.0 -0.43 *
Scutellaria laterifloraPlant1.2 8.6 -0.43 *
Pistacia veraSeed3.0 30.0 -0.43 *
Hordeum vulgareSeed20.0 30.0 -0.43 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Juglans regiaSeed25.0 30.0 -0.43 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Persea americanaFruit4.0 16.0 -0.43 *
Artocarpus heterophyllusFruit4.0 16.0 -0.43 *
Ribes rubrumFruit2.0 16.0 -0.43 *
Citrus aurantiumFruit-- 16.0 -0.43 *
Ribes uva-crispaFruit1.0 16.0 -0.43 *
Ephedra sppPlant-- 8.0 -0.44 *
Rheum palmatumRhizome9.0 10.0 -0.44 *
Rehmannia glutinosaRoot-- 14.0 -0.45 *
Sophora subprostrataRoot-- 14.0 -0.45 *
Polygonum multiflorumRhizome-- 8.0 -0.45 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.
Phoenix dactyliferaSeed0.6 29.0 -0.46 Abstract (See species file)
Raphanus sativusSeed-- 29.0 -0.46 *
Rosa laevigataFruit-- 15.0 -0.46 *
Annona cherimolaFruit3.0 15.0 -0.46 *
Spirulina spp.Plant-- 5.3 -0.46 *
Stellaria mediaPlant0.4 5.2 -0.46 *
Albizia julibrissinBark7.0 8.0 -0.46 *
Anthriscus cerefoliumLeaf9.0 10.0 -0.47 *
Phytelephas aequatorialisFlower7.0 24.0 -0.48 KOZIOL & PEDERSEN. 1993. PHYTELEPHAS AEQUATORIALIS(ARECACEAE) IN HUMAN AND ANIMAL NUTRITION. ECON. BOT. 47:401-307.
Euphrasia officinalisPlant0.5 3.5 -0.48 *
Silybum marianumPlant-- 3.3 -0.48 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Colocasia esculentaLeaf-- 6.6 -0.49 *
Nelumbo nuciferaSeed-- 28.0 -0.49 *
Glycyrrhiza uralensisRoot11.0 13.0 -0.49 *
Scrophularia buergerianaRoot-- 13.0 -0.49 *
Ocimum basilicumLeaf5.0 6.0 -0.49 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Genipa americanaFruit3.0 14.0 -0.49 *
Citrus medicaFruit-- 14.0 -0.49 *
Vaccinium vitis-idaeaFruit1.7 14.0 -0.49 *
Crataegus cuneataFruit-- 14.0 -0.49 *
Salvia officinalisLeaf1.0 5.9 -0.49 *
Ephedra sinicaPlant0.4 2.1 -0.49 *
Eupatorium perfoliatumPlant0.2 2.0 -0.49 *
Asparagus officinalisShoot12.0 124.0 -0.5 *
Urtica dioicaLeaf0.9 4.7 -0.5 *
Curcuma longaPlant0.5 1.5 -0.5 *
Turnera diffusaLeaf0.8 3.7 -0.5 *
Centella asiaticaLeaf0.4 3.4 -0.51 *
Stachys officinalisPlant0.1 0.8 -0.51 *
Silybum marianumLeaf0.7 3.3 -0.51 *
Fucus vesiculosusPlant0.1 0.6 -0.51 *
Ginkgo bilobaLeaf0.6 2.3 -0.51 *
Senna alexandrinaLeaf0.4 1.9 -0.52 *
Eriodictyon californicumLeaf0.4 1.7 -0.52 *
Thymus vulgarisLeaf0.3 1.5 -0.52 *
Aloe spp.Leaf-- 1.1 -0.52 *
Citrus sinensisFruit0.9 13.0 -0.52 *
Verbascum thapsusLeaf0.2 0.4 -0.52 *
Lobelia inflataLeaf0.1 0.4 -0.52 *
Polygala tenuifoliaRoot-- 12.0 -0.53 *
Salvia miltiorrhizaRoot-- 12.0 -0.53 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.
Averrhoa carambolaFruit1.0 12.0 -0.55 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Cornus officinalisFruit-- 12.0 -0.55 *
Pinellia ternataTuber14.0 18.0 -0.55 *
Mangifera indicaFruit0.4 11.4 -0.57 *
Cocos nuciferaSeed9.0 25.0 -0.57 *
Firmiana simplexSeed-- 25.0 -0.57 *
Ipomoea batatasRoot2.0 11.0 -0.58 *
Pinus echinataShoot6.0 88.0 -0.6 *
Castanea dentataSeed10.0 24.0 -0.6 *
Chenopodium albumSeed-- 24.0 -0.6 *
Vitis viniferaStem-- 75.0 -0.61 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Allium sativum var. sativumBulb-- 15.3 -0.62 *
Lonicera japonicaFlower-- 21.0 -0.62 *
Santalum acuminatumFruit2.0 9.0 -0.64 *
Citrus aurantiifoliaFruit1.0 9.0 -0.64 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vaccinium myrtillusFruit1.0 8.7 -0.65 *
Ophiopogon japonicusTuber7.0 16.0 -0.66 *
Bletilla striataTuber-- 16.0 -0.66 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.
Artocarpus altilisFruit1.2 8.0 -0.67 *
Citrullus lanatusFruit-- 8.0 -0.67 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Citrus reticulataFruit0.8 8.0 -0.67 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
Portulaca oleraceaShoot3.0 60.0 -0.68 Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
Capsicum annuumFruit2.0 7.7 -0.68 *
Vigna aconitifoliaSeed19.0 21.0 -0.69 *
Ficus caricaFruit1.0 7.0 -0.7 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Vaccinium corymbosumFruit1.0 7.0 -0.7 *
Murraya spFruit1.0 7.0 -0.7 *
Prunus cerasusFruit1.0 7.0 -0.7 *
Asparagus lucidusRoot7.0 8.0 -0.71 *
Myristica fragransSeed13.0 20.0 -0.71 *
Zea maysSeed4.0 20.0 -0.71 *
Coix lacryma-jobiSeed-- 20.0 -0.71 Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195.
Canavalia ensiformisSeed-- 20.0 -0.71 *
Musa x paradisiacaFruit1.0 6.5 -0.72 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Ananas comosusFruit0.7 6.0 -0.73 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Amphicarpaea bracteataShoot-- 40.0 -0.74 *
Urtica dioicaSeed-- 19.0 -0.74 *
Triticum aestivumSeed12.0 19.0 -0.74 *
Serenoa repensFruit0.7 5.2 -0.76 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Macadamia sppSeed17.0 18.0 -0.77 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Annona muricataFruit-- 4.0 -0.79 *
Phoenix dactyliferaFruit3.0 4.0 -0.79 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Fritillaria thunbergiiBulb-- 12.0 -0.79 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.
Quercus rubraSeed-- 17.0 -0.8 *
Castanea mollisimaSeed8.0 17.0 -0.8 *
Dioscorea villosaRoot1.3 5.6 -0.81 *
Aconitum carmichaeliiTuber-- 13.0 -0.82 *
Paeonia moutanRoot Bark10.0 15.0 -0.82 *
Paeonia suffruticosaRoot Bark10.0 15.0 -0.82 *
Genipa americanaSeed-- 16.0 -0.83 *
Areca catechuSeed-- 16.0 -0.83 *
Simmondsia chinensisSeed-- 16.0 -0.83 *
Echinacea purpureaRoot1.3 5.1 -0.84 *
Echinacea sppRoot-- 5.1 -0.84 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Astragalus membranaceusRoot0.8 5.0 -0.84 *
Spondias dulcisFruit-- 1.9 -0.85 *
Brassica rapaSeed-- 15.0 -0.86 *
Opuntia ficus-indicaSeed-- 15.0 -0.86 Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
Spondias tuberosaFruit-- 1.33 -0.87 *
Eleutherococcus senticosusRoot0.9 4.2 -0.87 *
Apium graveolensFruit0.3 1.2 -0.88 *
Inula heleniumRoot1.0 3.9 -0.89 *
Parthenium integrifoliumRoot0.6 3.7 -0.9 *
Centella asiaticaBark-- 3.4 -0.91 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Gentiana luteaRoot0.6 2.9 -0.93 *
Armoracia rusticanaRoot0.5 2.9 -0.93 *
Symphytum officinaleRoot-- 2.8 -0.94 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Smilax officinalisRoot0.5 2.6 -0.95 *
Smilax sppRoot0.5 2.6 -0.95 *
Quercus stellataStem4.0 52.0 -0.96 *
Asparagus officinalisRoot0.2 2.3 -0.96 *
Arctium lappaRoot0.5 2.2 -0.96 *
Ruscus aculeatusRoot0.6 2.1 -0.97 *
Tragopogon porrifoliusRoot-- 2.0 -0.97 *
Harpagophytum procumbensRoot0.3 1.8 -0.98 *
Hydrastis canadensisRoot0.4 1.6 -0.99 *
Castanea sativaSeed4.0 10.0 -1.0 *
Yucca baccataRoot0.3 1.4 -1.0 *
Juncus effususPith-- 38.0 -1.0 *
Taraxacum officinaleRoot0.2 1.3 -1.0 *
Quercus albaBark0.6 2.4 -1.0 *
Salix albaBark0.4 2.1 -1.03 *
Glycyrrhiza glabraRoot0.1 0.3 -1.05 *
Ginkgo bilobaSeed3.0 8.0 -1.05 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Morus albaRoot Bark9.0 14.0 -1.13 *
Tabebuia heptaphyllaBark0.1 0.7 -1.17 *
Plantago majorSeed0.8 2.5 -1.21 *
Plantago psylliumSeed0.5 2.1 -1.22 *
Phaseolus coccineusSeed-- 2.0 -1.22 *
Foeniculum vulgareSeed0.1 0.7 -1.26 *
Dendrobium nobileStem-- 26.0 -1.34 *
Hordeum vulgareSprout Seedling-- 20.0 -1.39 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.
Hordeum vulgareStem-- 21.0 -1.42 *
Akebia quinataStem-- 10.0 -1.58 *
Panax ginsengFruit-- -- *
Panax ginsengPetiole-- -- *
Crataegus rhipidophyllaFruit-- -- Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Panax ginsengStem-- -- *
Panax ginsengRoot-- -- *
Humulus lupulusFruit-- -- Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Juglans nigraPericarp-- -- *
Allium sativum var. sativumRoot-- -- *
Stevia rebaudianaLeaf-- -- Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Chamaemelum nobileFlower-- -- *
Carthamus tinctoriusFlower-- -- *
Elytrigia repensPlant-- -- Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Rubus idaeusLeaf-- -- *
Allium ampeloprasumPlant-- -- *
Polygonum multiflorumRoot-- -- Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Zingiber officinaleRoot-- -- *
Acorus calamusRhizome-- -- 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.
Mentha x piperitaLeaf-- -- *
Berberis vulgarisBark-- -- *
Artemisia cinaPlant-- -- *
Phytelephas aequatorialisMesocarp13.0 37.0 KOZIOL & PEDERSEN. 1993. PHYTELEPHAS AEQUATORIALIS(ARECACEAE) IN HUMAN AND ANIMAL NUTRITION. ECON. BOT. 47:401-307.
Myristica fragransAril-- 20.0 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Trifolium pratenseFlower-- -- *
Achillea millefoliumPlant-- -- *
Nepeta catariaPlant-- -- *
Symphytum officinaleLeaf-- -- *
Carica papayaFruit-- -- *
Lygodium japonicumPollen Or Spore-- 23.0 *
Juglans nigraFruit-- -- *
Cnicus benedictusPlant-- -- *
Passiflora incarnataFlower-- -- *
Rheum rhabarbarumPt1.0 46.0 *
Chrysanthemum partheniumPlant-- -- *
Althaea officinalisRoot-- -- *
Avena sativaPlant-- -- *
Nasturtium officinalePlant-- -- *
Cichorium intybusRoot-- -- *
Prunus persicaBark-- -- *
Petroselinum crispumPlant-- -- *
Angelica sinensisRoot-- -- *
Juglans nigraHull Husk-- -- *
Larrea tridentataPlant-- -- *
Frangula purshianaBark-- -- *
Cimicifuga racemosaRoot-- -- *
Hibiscus sabdariffaFlower-- -- *
Vaccinium macrocarponFruit-- -- *
Juniperus communisFruit-- -- *
Rumex crispusRoot-- -- *
Cymbopogon citratusPlant-- -- Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Chrysanthemum partheniumLeaf-- -- *
Crataegus laevigataFlower-- -- *
Gymnema sylvestreLeaf-- -- *
Medicago sativaPlant-- -- *
Amorphophallus konjacRoot-- -- *
Equisetum arvensePlant-- -- *
Inula heleniumPlant-- -- *
Myrica ceriferaBark-- -- *
Hydrangea arborescensRoot-- -- *
Rosa caninaFruit-- -- *
Trigonella foenum-graecumSeed-- -- *
Bupleurum chinenseRoot-- -- *
Ruscus aculeatusBark-- -- Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Valeriana officinalisRoot-- -- *
Humulus lupulusFlower-- -- *
Borago officinalisPlant-- -- Abstract (See species file)
Actaea racemosaRoot-- -- Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Caulophyllum thalictroidesRoot-- -- *
Ulmus rubraBark-- -- *
Arctostaphylos uva-ursiLeaf-- -- *
Schisandra chinensisFruit-- -- *
Tanacetum partheniumPlant-- -- Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Crataegus laevigataFruit-- -- *
Artemisia dracunculusPlant-- -- *
Berberis vulgarisRoot-- -- Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Panax ginsengLeaf-- -- *
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.