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Chemical ARSENIC

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Chemid
ARSENIC
A list of known dosages for ARSENIC
Dosage*Reference
LD orl man 70-180 mg Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
LD orl man 0.75-2 mg/kg Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Ubiquitous
Yes

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Plant Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
Acanthopanax gracilistylis Root Bark -- 0.2 -0.1 *
Achyranthes bidentata Root -- 0.3 -0.2 *
Aconitum carmichaelii Tuber -- 0.8 0.2 *
Acorus calamus Rhizome -- 1.1 1.6 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.
Albizia julibrissin Bark -- 0.2 -0.7 *
Alisma plantago-aquatica Rhizome -- 0.1 -0.5 *
Allium cepa Bulb 0.0 0.1 -- *
Amomum xanthioides Seed -- 0.1 0.2 *
Anacardium occidentale Seed -- 0.0 -0.6 *
Anemarrhena asphodeloides Rhizome -- 0.1 -0.3 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.
Anethum graveolens Plant 0.0 0.1 -0.4 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
Angelica laxiflora Root -- 0.2 -0.2 *
Apium graveolens Root 0.0 0.1 -0.2 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
Arisaema consanguineum Rhizome -- 0.2 -0.3 *
Aristolochia debilis Fruit -- 0.2 -0.3 *
Armoracia rusticana Root 0.0 0.0 -0.2 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
Artemisia capillaris Plant -- 0.2 -0.4 *
Artemisia vulgaris Plant -- -- -- Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205.
Asiasarum heterotropoides Root -- 0.7 -0.2 *
Asiasarum sieboldii Root -- 0.7 -0.2 *
*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.