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

 IRON

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Chemid
IRON
A list of known dosages for IRON
Dosage*Reference
RDA=6-30 mg/day *
PTD=100 mg/day *
Ubiquitous
Yes

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Plant Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
Abelmoschus esculentus Fruit 8.0 150.0 0.1 *
Abelmoschus manihot Leaf 33.0 284.0 -0.2 *
Acacia farnesiana Leaf 37.0 199.0 -0.4 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Acalypha indica Leaf 170.0 885.0 1.3 Wealth of India.
Acanthopanax gracilistylis Root Bark -- 250.0 -0.1 *
Achillea millefolium Plant -- -- -- *
Achyranthes bidentata Root 150.0 180.0 -0.2 *
Aconitum carmichaelii Tuber -- 310.0 1.6 *
Acorus calamus Rhizome -- 350.0 0.0 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.
Actaea dahurica Rhizome -- 680.0 1.0 Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195.
Actaea racemosa Root -- 38.0 -0.4 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Actinidia chinensis Fruit 3.0 30.0 -0.4 *
Aegle marmelos Fruit 6.0 15.0 -0.5 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Agathosma betulina Leaf -- 867.0 1.3 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Akebia quinata Stem -- 150.0 -0.6 *
Albizia julibrissin Bark -- 100.0 -0.5 *
Albizia lebbeck Seed -- 115.0 -0.2 Wealth of India.
Aleurites moluccana Seed 20.0 22.0 -0.6 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Alisma plantago-aquatica Rhizome 95.0 110.0 -0.8 *
Allium ampeloprasum Flower 9.0 53.0 -0.8 *
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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.