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

 PHOSPHORUS

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Chemid
PHOSPHORUS
A list of known dosages for PHOSPHORUS
Dosage*Reference
RDA=300-1,200 mg/day *
PTD=12,000 mg/day *
Ubiquitous
Yes

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Plant Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
Abelmoschus esculentus Fruit 630.0 6300.0 0.9 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Abelmoschus esculentus Seed -- 7900.0 0.7 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Abrus precatorius Leaf 650.0 3095.0 -0.3 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Acacia catechu Leaf -- 1700.0 -0.6 *
Acacia farnesiana Leaf 840.0 4519.0 -0.1 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Acacia farnesiana Seed 2000.0 2700.0 -0.7 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Acacia senegal Leaf -- 1400.0 -0.7 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Acacia senegal Seed -- 3100.0 -0.6 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Acacia tortilis Fruit -- 3400.0 0.1 *
Acacia tortilis Leaf -- 1700.0 -0.6 *
Acacia tortilis Seed -- 7300.0 0.5 *
Acalypha indica Leaf 990.0 5075.0 0.0 Wealth of India.
Achillea millefolium Plant 522.0 2950.0 -0.3 *
Acrocomia totai Fruit -- 12000.0 2.7 *
Acrocomia totai Seed -- 4200.0 -0.3 *
Actaea racemosa Root -- 2080.0 -0.3 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Actinidia chinensis Fruit 300.0 3060.0 0.0 *
Aegle marmelos Fruit 500.0 1300.0 -0.6 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Aframomum melegueta Fruit -- 1900.0 -0.4 Wealth of India.
Agathosma betulina Leaf -- 6780.0 0.3 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
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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.