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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 COPPER

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Chemid
COPPER
A list of known dosages for COPPER
Dosage*Reference
RDA=30-80 ug/kg Martindale's 29th
PTD=100 mg/day *
ADI?=<500 ug/kg *
ADI=2-5 mg/man Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Ubiquitous
Yes

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Plant Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
Abelmoschus esculentus Fruit 1.0 9.0 -0.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Abelmoschus manihot Leaf 2.5 21.5 -0.2 *
Acanthopanax gracilistylis Root Bark -- 14.0 1.0 *
Achyranthes bidentata Root 6.0 11.0 -0.1 *
Aconitum carmichaelii Tuber -- 12.0 0.0 *
Acorus calamus Rhizome -- 4.0 -1.5 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.
Actaea dahurica Rhizome -- 8.0 -0.6 Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195.
Akebia quinata Stem -- 7.0 -0.7 *
Albizia julibrissin Bark 5.0 6.0 -0.5 *
Alisma plantago-aquatica Rhizome 11.0 15.0 1.0 *
Allium cepa Bulb 0.3 11.0 0.1 *
Allium cepa Seed -- 18.2 0.3 *
Allium sativum var. sativum Bulb 1.4 9.7 -1.3 *
Allium schoenoprasum Leaf 1.0 24.0 -0.1 Revised USDA data received 1993.
Alocasia macrorrhiza Root 0.7 2.4 -1.0 *
Amaranthus sp. Leaf 1.0 19.0 -0.2 *
Amomum xanthioides Seed -- 8.0 -0.6 *
Amorphophallus campanulatus Root 1.8 8.0 -0.4 *
Amphicarpaea bracteata Shoot -- 20.0 -0.4 *
Anacardium occidentale Seed 22.0 37.0 2.0 *
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*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.