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

 SILVER

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Chemid
SILVER
Ubiquitous
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Plant Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
Allium cepa Bulb 0.0 0.1 -- *
Asparagus officinalis Shoot 0.1 0.1 -0.7 *
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Leaf 0.1 0.6 1.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Brassica pekinensis Leaf 0.0 0.2 -0.8 *
Capsicum annuum Fruit 0.1 0.1 -0.5 *
Carya glabra Shoot 0.0 0.8 1.4 *
Cichorium endivia Leaf 0.2 0.2 -0.7 *
Cichorium intybus Root -- -- -- *
Citrus paradisi Fruit 0.0 0.1 -0.4 *
Citrus sinensis Fruit 0.0 0.1 -0.6 *
Convallaria majalis Leaf -- -- -- *
Cucumis melo Fruit 0.1 0.1 -0.4 *
Cucumis sativus Fruit 0.0 0.1 -0.3 *
Juniperus virginiana Plant -- -- -- *
Lactuca sativa Leaf 0.0 0.6 1.3 *
Linum usitatissimum Seed -- -- -- ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Liquidambar styraciflua Stem 0.0 0.2 -0.4 *
Lycopersicon esculentum Fruit 0.0 1.4 3.2 *
Malus domestica Fruit 0.0 0.1 -0.5 *
Nyssa sylvatica Lg 0.0 0.2 -- *
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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.