Data Views

Paginate rows. Click on column headings to sort table by that column
Plant Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
Zizyphus jujubaFruit-- 7.0 -0.45 *
Zingiber officinaleRoot3.0 16.0 0.47 *
Zingiber officinaleRhizome3.0 16.0 1.22 *
Zea maysFruit-- 20.0 0.56 *
Xanthosoma sagittifoliumRoot1.9 14.0 0.25 *
Vitis viniferaFruit0.7 11.6 -0.09 *
Vigna mungoSeed7.2 8.0 -0.62 *
Vigna unguiculataSeed9.0 10.0 -0.44 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vigna radiataSprout Seedling1.0 23.0 1.37 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vigna unguiculataSeed1.3 12.0 -0.26 *
Vigna angularisSeed11.0 13.0 -0.16 *
Vigna radiataSeed9.0 13.0 -0.16 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vigna aconitifoliaSeed5.0 9.0 -0.53 *
Vicia fabaFruit-- 1.7 -0.87 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Valerianella radicataPlant11.1 11.3 -0.3 *
Valerianella locustaPlant13.0 13.2 -0.09 *
Vaccinium myrtillusFruit0.7 6.3 -0.51 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
Vaccinium macrocarponFruit0.5 4.7 -0.63 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vaccinium vitis-idaeaFruit0.7 5.2 -0.59 *
Vaccinium corymbosumFruit0.5 4.0 -0.69 *
Urtica dioicaLeaf2.0 15.0 -0.35 *
Tussilago farfaraFlower-- 20.0 0.91 *
Triticum aestivumPlant2.2 4.0 -1.11 *
Triticum aestivumSeed1.1 16.7 0.17 *
Trigonella foenum-graecumSeed-- 11.0 -0.35 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Trigonella foenum-graecumLeaf-- 3.0 -0.68 *
Trifolium pratenseHay7.0 18.0 *
Trichosanthes anguinaFruit1.1 20.0 0.56 *
Tragopogon porrifoliusRoot-- 1.0 -1.19 *
Trachyspermum ammiFruit-- 9.1 -0.29 *
Thymus vulgarisPlant8.0 9.0 -0.56 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Theobroma cacaoSeed-- 24.0 0.83 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Tetrapanax papyriferaPith-- 8.0 *
Tephrosia candidaPlant-- 11.2 -0.31 *
Taraxacum officinaleRoot3.0 28.0 1.8 *
Taraxacum mongolicumPlant-- 19.0 0.55 *
Taraxacum officinaleLeaf4.0 49.0 0.59 *
Tamarindus indicaLeaf-- 21.0 -0.18 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Syzygium cuminiFruit2.3 14.0 0.09 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
Syzygium aromaticumFruit3.0 9.0 -0.3 *
Syzygium jambosFruit0.1 0.6 -0.95 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
Syzygium aromaticumFlower3.0 9.0 -0.84 *
Symphoricarpos orbiculatusStem3.8 132.0 0.41 *
Spondias tuberosaFruit-- 0.63 -0.95 *
Spondias dulcisFruit-- 0.9 -0.93 *
Spinacia oleraceaPlant0.1 24.0 1.11 *
Sorbus aucubariaFruit0.8 4.0 -0.69 *
Sophora subprostrataRoot-- 5.0 -0.74 *
Sophora angustifoliaRoot5.0 10.0 -0.19 *
Solanum tuberosumTuber0.48 14.0 0.31 *
Solanum melongenaFruit0.6 20.0 0.56 *
Sinomenium acutumRhizome-- 16.0 1.22 *
Sinapis albaSeed6.0 8.0 -0.62 *
Simmondsia chinensisSeed-- 10.0 -0.44 *
Siegesbeckia orientalisPlant9.0 10.0 -0.44 *
Sesamum indicumPlant14.0 56.0 4.65 *
Senna occidentalisSeed-- 15.0 0.02 *
Senna obtusifoliaSeed9.0 32.0 1.56 *
Sechium eduleLeaf1.8 10.0 -0.49 *
Secale cerealeSeed4.0 5.0 -0.89 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Scutellaria baicalensisRoot13.0 18.0 0.7 *
Scrophularia buergerianaRoot5.0 6.0 -0.63 *
Schizonepeta tenuifoliaPlant-- 23.0 0.99 *
Schisandra chinensisFruit5.0 11.0 -0.14 *
Satureja montanaLeaf8.0 9.0 -0.51 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Satureja hortensisLeaf8.0 9.0 -0.51 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Sassafras albidumStem0.2 56.0 -0.24 *
Sassafras albidumLeaf1.6 102.0 2.05 *
Santalum acuminatumFruit2.0 9.0 -0.3 *
Salvia miltiorrhizaRoot-- 8.0 -0.41 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 officinalisLeaf7.0 8.0 -0.54 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Rumex acetosaLeaf3.0 30.0 0.06 *
Rubus chamaemorusFruit0.7 5.6 -0.56 *
Rubus chingiiFruit-- 12.0 -0.06 *
Rubus idaeusFruit0.7 6.0 -0.53 Revised USDA data received 1993.
Rubia cordifoliaRoot-- 15.0 0.36 *
Rosmarinus officinalisPlant5.0 6.0 -0.89 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Rosmarinus officinalisLeaf3.0 19.0 -0.24 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Rosa laevigataFruit8.0 9.0 -0.3 *
Rosa caninaFruit1.8 36.0 1.8 *
Ribes rubrumFruit0.5 7.0 -0.45 *
Ribes nigrumFruit0.6 7.0 -0.45 *
Ribes uva-crispaFruit0.4 6.0 -0.53 *
Rhus copallinaStem1.8 30.0 -0.46 *
Rhus copallinaLeaf0.8 19.0 -0.24 *
Rhus glabraStem0.6 20.0 -0.55 *
Rhizophora mangleLeaf-- 35.0 0.2 *
Rheum rhabarbarumPt0.2 5.2 -1.0 *
Rheum palmatumRhizome6.0 10.0 -0.12 *
Rehmannia glutinosaRoot-- 4.0 -0.85 *
Raphanus sativusSeed-- 6.0 -0.8 *
Raphanus sativusRoot0.3 8.0 -0.41 *
Quisqualis indicaFruit-- 13.0 0.01 *
Quercus velutinaStem1.5 31.0 -0.45 *
Quercus rubraSeed-- 7.0 -0.71 *
Quercus stellataStem1.2 42.0 -0.36 *
Quercus phellosStem1.0 29.0 -0.47 *
Quercus rubraStem1.2 13.2 -0.61 *
Quercus albaStem1.2 15.2 -0.59 *
Pyrus communisFruit0.45 11.1 -0.13 *
Punica granatumFruit-- 2.0 -0.84 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Pulsatilla chinensisRoot-- 9.0 -0.3 *
Pueraria pseudohirsutaRoot12.0 13.0 0.14 *
Psophocarpus tetragonolobusSeed28.0 33.0 1.65 *
Psidium guajavaFruit1.0 9.0 -0.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Prunus persicaSeed-- 10.0 -0.44 *
Prunus domesticaFruit0.33 34.0 1.65 *
Prunus persicaFruit0.3 30.0 1.34 *
Prunus serotinaStem1.3 378.0 2.51 *
Prunus armeniacaSeed1.0 16.0 0.11 *
Prunus dulcisSeed1.0 11.0 -0.35 *
Prunus serotinaLeaf0.8 29.0 0.04 *
Prunella vulgarisFlower-- 8.0 -1.0 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.
Portulaca oleraceaHerb2.0 19.0 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Polystichum polyblepharumPlant-- 10.0 -0.44 *
Polygonum multiflorumRhizome-- 5.0 -1.24 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.
Polygala tenuifoliaRoot8.0 9.0 -0.3 *
Platycodon grandiflorumRoot6.0 10.0 -0.19 *
Plantago asiaticaPlant-- 14.0 -0.0 *
Pisum sativumSeed2.0 10.0 -0.44 *
Pistacia veraSeed11.0 33.0 1.65 *
Piper nigrumFruit9.0 20.0 0.56 *
Pinus pineaSeed10.0 11.0 -0.35 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Pinus echinataShoot0.8 2.1 -1.43 *
Pinus edulisSeed10.0 12.0 -0.26 *
Pinellia ternataTuber2.0 4.0 -1.11 *
Pimpinella anisumSeed-- 9.0 -0.53 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Pimenta dioicaBud5.0 10.0 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Physalis ixocarpaFruit1.0 16.0 0.25 *
Physalis peruvianaFruit2.0 11.0 -0.14 *
Phyllanthus emblicaFruit3.0 14.0 0.09 *
Phoenix dactyliferaFruit2.0 4.0 -0.69 *
Phoenix dactyliferaSeed0.6 2.0 -1.16 Abstract (See species file)
Phellodendron amurenseBark-- 6.0 -0.53 *
Phaseolus vulgarisFruit0.62 45.0 2.5 *
Phaseolus acutifoliusSeed10.0 11.0 -0.35 *
Phaseolus lunatusSeed3.0 15.0 0.02 *
Phaseolus vulgarisSeed2.0 15.0 0.02 *
Phaseolus coccineusSeed-- 0.7 -1.28 *
Peucedanum decursivumPlant9.0 10.0 -0.44 *
Petroselinum crispumPlant1.0 12.0 -0.22 *
Petasites japonicusPlant15.0 16.0 0.22 Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205.
Persea americanaFruit2.0 11.0 -0.14 *
Perilla frutescensPlant-- 17.0 0.33 Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195.
Peganum harmalaPlant-- 9.0 -0.56 *
Pastinaca sativaRoot0.8 12.0 0.03 *
Papaver somniferumSeed16.0 23.0 0.74 *
Panax ginsengStem-- -- *
Panax ginsengFlower-- -- *
Panax japonicusRhizome-- 6.0 -1.02 *
Panax ginsengLeaf-- -- *
Panax ginsengInflorescence-- -- *
Panax ginsengRoot-- 17.0 0.58 *
Panax ginsengFruit-- -- *
Panax quinquefoliusPlant6.0 13.0 -0.11 *
Paeonia moutanRoot Bark5.0 6.0 -0.84 *
Paeonia lactifloraRoot3.0 6.0 -0.63 *
Paeonia suffruticosaRoot Bark5.0 6.0 -0.84 *
Pachyrhizus erosusTuber4.0 25.0 1.86 *
Origanum vulgarePlant-- 9.0 -0.56 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Origanum majoranaPlant-- 11.0 -0.33 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Opuntia ficus-indicaSeed-- 3.4 -1.04 Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
Ophiopogon japonicusTuber3.0 4.0 -1.11 *
Oenothera biennisSeed11.0 13.0 -0.16 *
Ocimum basilicumLeaf-- 14.0 -0.38 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Nyssa sylvaticaStem0.3 31.0 -0.45 *
Nyssa sylvaticaLeaf1.25 182.0 4.25 *
Notopterygium incisumRhizome-- 7.0 -0.79 *
Nelumbo nuciferaSeed-- 17.0 0.2 *
Nasturtium officinalePlant-- -- *
Nardostachys chinensisRhizome-- 10.0 -0.12 *
Myristica fragransSeed10.0 21.0 0.56 *
Myristica fragransAril6.0 25.0 *
Musa x paradisiacaFruit0.76 6.0 -0.53 *
Murraya spFruit0.76 6.0 -0.53 *
Morus albaRoot Bark-- 6.0 -0.84 *
Moringa oleiferaLeaf1.0 4.0 -0.65 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Morinda spRoot6.0 7.0 -0.52 *
Momordica charantiaFruit-- 30.0 1.34 =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
Mentha spicataPlant1.0 17.0 0.33 *
Mentha arvensis var. piperascensPlant-- 20.0 0.66 Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195.
Mentha x piperitaPlant3.0 15.0 0.11 *
Manihot esculentaRoot1.0 3.8 -0.88 *
Mangifera indicaFruit1.1 16.6 0.29 *
Malus domesticaFruit0.24 4.0 -0.69 *
Magnolia officinalisBark-- 8.0 0.67 *
Magnolia denudataFlower-- 16.0 0.28 *
Magnolia kobusFlower-- 16.0 0.28 *
Magnolia fargesiiFlower-- 16.0 0.28 *
Macadamia sppSeed2.0 3.0 -1.07 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Lygodium japonicumPollen Or Spore-- 13.0 *
Lycopodium clavatumPlant-- 8.0 -0.67 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.
Lycopersicon esculentumFruit0.4 100.0 6.79 *
Lycium chinenseFruit-- 15.0 0.17 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.
Lycium chinenseRoot Bark-- 17.0 1.69 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.
Lupinus albusSeed10.0 12.0 -0.26 *
Lophatherum gracilePlant8.0 9.0 -0.56 *
Lonicera japonicaFlower-- 13.0 -0.2 *
Liquidambar styracifluaStem0.6 360.0 2.36 *
Liquidambar styracifluaLeaf2.8 164.0 3.75 *
Linum usitatissimumSeed17.0 23.0 0.74 Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
Ligustrum lucidumFruit-- 12.0 -0.06 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.
Ligustrum japonicumFruit-- 12.0 -0.06 *
Lepidium meyeniiRoot-- 60.0 5.34 Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp.
Lens culinarisSeed8.0 9.0 -0.53 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Lens culinarisSprout Seedling3.3 12.0 -0.37 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Laurus nobilisLeaf-- 4.0 -0.65 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Lactuca sativaLeaf0.36 29.0 0.04 *
Lablab purpureusSeed9.0 16.0 0.11 *
Jussiaea repensPlant-- 15.0 0.11 *
Juniperus virginianaShoot0.8 17.6 -0.55 *
Juncus effususPith5.0 8.0 *
Juglans nigraSeed10.0 20.0 0.47 *
Juglans cinereaSeed4.0 8.4 -0.58 *
Juglans regiaSeed3.0 15.0 0.02 *
Isatis tinctoriaRoot-- 10.0 -0.19 *
Ipomoea batatasRoot1.5 7.0 -0.52 *
Ipomoea aquaticaLeaf2.6 19.0 -0.24 *
Inula heleniumPlant-- -- *
Hyoscyamus nigerSeed-- 26.0 1.01 *
Houttuynia cordataPlant-- 26.0 1.33 Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195.
Hordeum vulgareSprout Seedling-- 8.0 -1.0 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 vulgareSeed1.0 20.0 0.47 Jim Duke's personal files.*
Hibiscus sabdariffaFlower5.6 6.2 -1.28 *
Helianthus tuberosusPlant8.0 30.0 1.77 Bonness, M. S., Promising new drugs from plants: poisons that heal, Herbarist, #56, 1990, 59-68
Helianthus annuusSeed15.0 19.0 0.38 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Glycyrrhiza uralensisRoot13.0 14.0 0.25 *
Glycine maxSeed4.3 18.0 0.29 *
Glehnia littoralisRoot-- 15.0 0.36 *
Glechoma hederaceaPlant-- 11.0 -0.33 Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205.
Ginkgo bilobaSeed3.0 6.0 -0.8 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Geranium thunbergiiPlant-- 23.0 0.99 *
Gentiana scabraRoot-- 18.0 0.7 *
Genipa americanaSeed-- -- *
Genipa americanaFruit-- 1.0 -0.92 *
Gastrodia elataRhizome-- 4.0 -1.46 *
Gardenia jasminoidesFruit10.0 13.0 0.01 *
Fritillaria thunbergiiBulb-- 12.0 1.17 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.
Fraxinus rhynchophyllaBark-- 6.0 -0.53 *
Fragaria sppFruit0.4 17.0 0.33 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Forsythia suspensaFruit-- 19.0 0.48 *
Foeniculum vulgareSeed8.0 24.0 0.83 *
Foeniculum vulgareFruit8.0 24.0 0.87 *
Firmiana simplexSeed-- 15.0 0.02 *
Ficus caricaFruit0.6 3.6 -0.72 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Fallopia japonicaPlant9.0 10.0 -0.44 Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205.
Eupatorium odoratumLeaf-- 35.0 0.2 Tramil
Euodia rutaecarpaFruit-- 16.0 0.25 *
Eucommia ulmoidesBark-- 5.0 -1.14 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.
Erythroxylum cocaLeaf2.2 13.0 -0.4 *
Erythroxylum novogranatenseLeaf2.7 2.9 -0.68 *
Erythroxylum novogranatenseLeaf2.5 2.7 -0.69 *
Eriocaulon spLeaf-- 9.0 -0.51 *
Eriobotrya japonicaLeaf-- 7.0 -0.57 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.
Equisetum hyemalePlant-- 4.0 -1.11 *
Ephedra sppPlant-- 2.0 -1.33 *
Eleutherococcus senticosusLeaf-- -- *
Eleutherococcus senticosusStem-- -- *
Eleutherococcus senticosusFlower-- -- *
Eleutherococcus senticosusRoot-- -- *
Elettaria cardamomumFruit3.8 15.4 0.2 *
Elaeagnus umbellatusFruit2.0 13.0 0.01 *
Drynaria fortuneiRhizome-- 10.0 -0.12 *
Diospyros virginianaLeaf1.0 7.5 -0.55 *
Diospyros virginianaStem0.2 108.0 0.2 *
Dioscorea alataRoot0.5 10.7 -0.11 *
Dioscorea bulbiferaRhizome-- 8.0 -0.57 *
Dendrobium nobileStem-- 9.0 -0.64 *
Daucus carotaRoot0.3 18.0 0.7 *
Cyrtosperma chamissonisRoot0.9 4.4 -0.81 *
Cyperus rotundusRhizome-- 10.0 -0.12 *
Cynara cardunculusFlower2.0 24.0 1.55 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Cynanchum atratumRoot-- 12.0 0.03 *
Curcuma longaRhizome6.0 17.0 1.45 *
Cuminum cyminumSeed9.0 16.0 0.11 *
Cuminum cyminumFruit9.0 16.0 0.25 *
Cucurbita sppFruit0.7 12.0 -0.06 *
Cucurbita pepoSeed14.0 25.0 0.92 *
Cucurbita maximaLeaf4.2 30.0 0.06 *
Cucumis sativusFruit0.3 42.0 2.27 *
Cucumis meloFruit0.4 7.7 -0.4 *
Crocus sativusSilk Stigma Style-- 3.0 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Crataegus laevigataFlower-- -- *
Crataegus cuneataFruit-- 8.0 -0.38 *
Crataegus laevigataFruit-- -- *
Corylus avellanaSeed13.0 82.0 6.09 *
Cornus officinalisFruit5.0 6.0 -0.53 *
Coriandrum sativumLeaf-- 18.0 -0.27 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Coriandrum sativumFruit10.0 13.0 0.01 *
Coptis japonicaRhizome11.0 17.0 1.45 *
Coptis chinensisRhizome11.0 17.0 1.45 *
Coptis sppRhizome11.0 17.0 1.45 *
Commiphora wightiiInflorescence-- -- Jim Duke's personal files.
Colocasia esculentaLeaf-- 1.5 -0.72 *
Colocasia esculentaRoot1.6 8.0 -0.41 *
Coix lacryma-jobiSeed-- 5.0 -0.89 Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195.
Cocos nuciferaSeed3.2 33.0 1.65 *
Cnidium officinaleRhizome-- 9.0 -0.34 *
Citrus reticulataFruit-- 4.8 -0.62 *
Citrus paradisiFruit-- 7.7 -0.4 *
Citrus medicaFruit-- 9.0 -0.3 *
Citrus aurantiumFruit4.0 10.0 -0.22 Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195.
Citrus sinensisFruit0.44 5.5 -0.57 *
Citrus aurantiifoliaFruit1.0 6.0 -0.53 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Citrullus lanatusFruit-- 4.0 -0.69 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Cistanche salsaPlant-- 8.0 -0.67 *
Cinnamomum verumBark4.9 9.0 1.27 *
Cinnamomum burmanniiBark-- 5.0 -1.14 *
Cinnamomum sieboldiiRoot Bark-- 9.0 -0.15 *
Cinnamomum aromaticumBark2.0 10.0 1.87 *
Cinnamomum verumLeaf-- 10.9 -0.46 *
Cinnamomum sieboldiiBark-- 7.0 0.07 *
Cimicifuga dahuricaRhizome-- 8.0 -0.57 *
Cichorium intybusRoot-- -- *
Cichorium endiviaLeaf1.0 16.8 -0.3 *
Cicer arietinumSeed8.0 10.0 -0.44 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Chenopodium albumSeed-- 5.0 -0.89 *
Chamissoa altissimaLeaf2.0 23.0 -0.13 Tramil
Chaenomeles lagenariaFruit-- 24.0 0.87 *
Celosia cristataFlower-- 9.0 -0.84 *
Castanea mollisimaSeed4.0 6.0 -0.8 *
Castanea dentataSeed4.0 7.0 -0.71 *
Castanea sativaSeed2.0 5.0 -0.89 *
Cassia toraSeed8.0 10.0 -0.44 *
Carya illinoensisSeed-- 15.0 0.02 *
Carya ovataShoot1.25 45.0 1.0 *
Carya glabraShoot0.9 55.0 1.57 *
Carya ovataSeed-- 7.8 -0.64 *
Carum carviFruit9.0 13.8 0.08 *
Carum carviSeed9.0 18.0 0.29 *
Carthamus tinctoriusFlower20.0 26.0 1.86 *
Carica papayaFruit0.1 5.0 -0.61 *
Capsicum annuumFruit0.5 20.0 0.56 *
Capsicum frutescensFruit2.0 14.0 0.09 *
Canavalia ensiformisSeed7.0 8.0 -0.62 *
Camellia sinensisLeaf-- 20.0 -0.21 *
Cajanus cajanSeed10.0 12.0 -0.26 *
Bupleurum chinenseRoot13.0 16.0 0.47 *
Broussonetia papyriferaFruit-- 12.0 -0.06 *
Brassica rapaRoot0.4 4.0 -0.85 *
Brassica oleracea var. sabellica l.Leaf3.0 20.0 -0.21 *
Brassica oleracea var. gemmiferaLeaf1.0 5.0 -0.62 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Brassica napus var. napobrassicaRoot0.2 4.0 -0.85 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
Brassica rapaSeed5.0 6.0 -0.8 *
Brassica oleracea var. viridis l.Leaf2.0 43.0 0.42 *
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l.Leaf0.68 52.0 0.67 *
Brassica junceaLeaf1.3 14.0 -0.38 *
Brassica oleracea var. italicaLeaf0.68 52.0 0.67 *
Brassica pekinensisLeaf2.85 3.15 -0.67 *
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l.Leaf0.3 87.0 1.63 *
Brassica nigraLeaf0.58 11.2 -0.45 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l.Flower0.3 8.0 -1.0 *
Boehmeria niveaPlant-- 13.0 -0.11 *
Bletilla striataTuber-- 12.0 0.02 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.
Blechnum orientaleRhizome-- 8.0 -0.57 *
Beta vulgarisRoot0.6 17.0 0.58 *
Bertholletia excelsaSeed-- 18.0 0.29 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Belamcanda chinensisRhizome-- 6.0 -1.02 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 15.0 0.17 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Avena sativaPlant-- 4.0 -1.11 Jim Duke's personal files.*
Avena sativaSeed2.4 25.7 0.99 Jim Duke's personal files.*
Atractylodes ovataRhizome8.0 18.0 1.67 *
Atractylodes lanceaRhizome-- 12.0 0.33 *
Astragalus membranaceusRoot1.0 9.0 -0.3 *
Asparagus officinalisShoot1.0 24.0 -0.19 *
Asparagus lucidusRoot4.0 5.0 -0.74 *
Asiasarum sieboldiiRoot13.0 14.0 0.25 *
Asiasarum heterotropoidesRoot13.0 14.0 0.25 *
Artocarpus altilisFruit0.8 7.5 -0.41 *
Artocarpus heterophyllusFruit1.8 7.0 -0.45 *
Artemisia herba-albaPlant7.0 14.0 -0.0 *
Artemisia dracunculusPlant-- 7.0 -0.78 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Artemisia capillarisPlant-- 8.0 -0.67 *
Artemisia vulgarisPlant18.0 20.0 0.66 Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205.
Armoracia rusticanaRoot1.0 9.0 -0.3 *
Aristolochia debilisFruit-- 14.0 0.09 *
Arisaema consanguineumRhizome-- 7.0 -0.79 *
Areca catechuSeed-- 15.0 0.02 *
Arctium lappaRoot-- 29.0 1.91 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.
Arachis hypogaeaSeed8.6 11.0 -0.35 *
Apium graveolensSeed-- 14.0 -0.07 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Apium graveolensRoot0.7 11.0 -0.08 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
Apium graveolensPt0.4 7.0 1.0 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Anthriscus cerefoliumLeaf-- 4.4 -0.64 *
Annona muricataFruit-- 1.6 -0.87 *
Angelica laxifloraRoot-- 9.0 -0.3 *
Angelica dahuricaRoot-- 10.0 -0.19 *
Angelica sinensisRoot-- 5.0 -0.74 Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195.
Anethum graveolensFruit-- 8.0 -0.38 *
Anethum graveolensPlant1.7 17.0 0.33 *
Anethum graveolensSeed-- 8.0 -0.62 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Anemarrhena asphodeloidesRhizome5.0 9.0 -0.34 *
Ananas comosusFruit1.0 8.8 -0.31 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Anacardium occidentaleSeed22.0 37.0 2.01 *
Amphicarpaea bracteataShoot-- 20.0 -0.41 *
Amorphophallus campanulatusRoot1.8 8.0 -0.41 *
Amomum xanthioidesSeed-- 8.0 -0.62 *
Amaranthus sp.Leaf1.0 19.0 -0.24 *
Alocasia macrorrhizaRoot0.7 2.4 -1.03 *
Allium cepaSeed-- 18.2 0.31 *
Allium schoenoprasumLeaf1.0 24.0 -0.1 Revised USDA data received 1993.
Allium cepaBulb0.3 11.0 0.11 *
Allium sativum var. sativumBulb1.4 9.7 -1.27 *
Alisma plantago-aquaticaRhizome11.0 15.0 1.0 *
Albizia julibrissinBark5.0 6.0 -0.53 *
Akebia quinataStem-- 7.0 -0.66 *
Actaea dahuricaRhizome-- 8.0 -0.57 Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195.
Acorus calamusRhizome-- 4.0 -1.46 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.
Aconitum carmichaeliiTuber-- 12.0 0.02 *
Achyranthes bidentataRoot6.0 11.0 -0.08 *
Acanthopanax gracilistylisRoot Bark-- 14.0 1.0 *
Abelmoschus manihotLeaf2.5 21.5 -0.17 *
Abelmoschus esculentusFruit1.0 9.0 -0.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
*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.