Dosages
Zinc U.S. RDA:
Men:
15mg
Women:
General: 12mg
Pregnant: 15mg
Nursing: 19mg for the first 6 months, then 16mg.
Dr. Atkins:
Preventive care: 15-25mg
Keep zinc and copper in a ten-to-one ratio.
Dr. Balch:
Abscess: 80mg daily, in divided doses.
Acne: 30 - 80mg daily.
Aging: 50mg daily with 3mg of copper daily.
Alcoholism: 50mg daily.
Alzheimer's disease: 50 -100mg daily.
Anorexia nervosa: 80mg daily with 3mg of copper daily.
Appendicitis: 30mg daily.
Arteriosclerosis/atherosclerosis: 50mg daily with 3mg of copper daily.
Athlete's foot: 50mg daily.
Autism: 50mg daily as part of a multivitamin/mineral complex.
Backache:50mg daily with 3mg of copper daily.
Bedsores: 50 - 80mg daily with 3mg of copper daily.
Bed-wetting: 10mg daily for children; 80mg daily for adults.
Bladder infection: 50mg daily with 3mg of copper daily.
Boil: 50mg daily.
Breast cancer:50mg daily as part of a multimineral complex.
Bronchitis: One 15mg lozenge 5 times daily.
Bulimia: 50-100mg daily with 3mg of copper daily.
Burns: 30mg 3 times daily.
Bursitis: 50mg daily with 3mg of copper daily.
Canker sores: One 15mg lozenge every 3 waking hours for 2 days.
Carpal tunnel syndrome: 50mg daily.
Celiac disease: One 15mg lozenge 5 times daily with 3mg of copper daily.
Chickenpox: 80mg daily with 99mg of potassium.
Circulatory problems: 50mg daily with 3mg of copper daily.
Colitis: One 15mg lozenge every 3 waking hours for 2 days, then 2 lozenges daily until healed.
Copper deficiency: 30mg daily.
Copper toxicity: 50-80mg daily.
Crohn's disease: 50mg daily.
Croup: 5mg once daily for 3 days for children 6012 months old; 5mg twice daily for 3 days for ages 1-3; 5mg 3 times daily for 3 days for children over 3.
Cystic fibrosis: 50mg daily.
Deafness: One 15mg lozenge 5 times daily for 1 week.
Depression: 50mg daily.
Diabetes: 50 - 80mg daily.
Drug addiction: follow label directions.
Ear infection: 10mg in lozenge form 3 times daily for five days.
Emphysema: 80mg daily with 3mg of copper daily.
Environmental toxicity: 80mg daily with 3mg of copper daily.
Epilepsy: 50 - 80mg daily.
Cataracts: 50mg daily.
Conjunctivitis: 50mg daily.
Macular degeneration: 45-80mg daily with 3mg of copper daily.
Fibroids, uterine:30 - 80mg daily with 3mg of copper daily.
Frigidity: 50 - 80mg daily with 3mg of copper daily.
Fungal infection: 50mg daily.
Gangrene: 50 - 80mg daily.
Hypoglycemia: 50mg daily.
Impotence: 80mg daily.
Infertility: 80mg daily.
Inflammation: 50mg daily.
Lead poisoning: 80mg daily.
Pregnancy-related nutrition: 15 - 25mg daily.
Skin cancer: follow label directions.
Do not exceed a total of 100mg daily from all sources.
Dr. Barney:
AIDS/HIV: no more than 150mg daily.
Allergies: follow label directions.
Alzheimer's disease: no more than 100mg daily. Take with meals.
Bad breath: follow label directions.
Boils: 50mg divided in three equal doses.
Bulimia: no more than 100mg per day.
Diarrhea: 50mg daily.
Earache: follow label directions.
Eczema: no more than 100mg daily.
Hypoglycemia: 50mg daily.
Impotence: 50mg daily.
Meningitis: 100mg daily.
Periodontal disease: topical application may be beneficial.
Pregnancy-related complications: follow label directions.
Prostate disease: follow label directions.
Psoriasis: 50 - 100mg daily.
Rheumatic fever: follow label directions.
Sunburn:75 - 100mg daily in divided doses.
Ulcers: 100mg daily.
Visual disorder: follow label directions.
Wrinkles: 50 - 100mg daily.
Drs. Zand, Spreen, & LaVille:
Acne: 25mg twice daily for two weeks, then once daily for two months.
Aging: 15 - 50mg daily, with food.
Alzheimer's disease: 25mg with 500 - 1,000mg of evening primrose or flaxseed oil twice daily.
Anorexia nervosa:25mg twice daily.
Appendicitis: 25mg twice a day for two weeks, then 25mg once a day for two weeks.
Athlete's foot: 15mg twice daily for two weeks to one month.
Bedsores: 15mg three times daily.
Boils: 15mg twice daily for one week or until healed.
Bronchitis: 15mg twice a day for as long as symptoms last.
Bulimia:25mg twice daily, immediately before meals.
Burns: 15mg twice a day for one to two weeks.
Cancer: 15 - 25mg twice daily, at the beginning of a meal.
Cardiovascular disease: 15 - 20mg twice daily.
Cervical dysplasia: 30 - 60mg daily.
Chickenpox: 25 - 50mg twice daily for two weeks.
Colitis, ulcerative: 15 - 50mg as part of a good antioxidant formula.
Conjunctivitis: 25mg three times daily for seven days.
Corneal problems: 15 - 20mg daily.
Cuts and scrapes: 25 - 50mg daily.
Dermatitis: 15mg three times daily, before meals.
Diabetes: 50mg daily.
Eczema: 15 - 25mg two to three times daily for one month.
HIV disease: 15mg three times daily, at the beginning of a meal.
Hypoglycemia: 15mg twice daily.
Lupus: 15mg twice daily, with meals.
Lyme disease: 15 - 20mg twice daily for two weeks.
Measles: 25mg twice daily for 10 days. Take with food to avoid stomach upset.
Meningitis: 25mg twice daily for two weeks.
Menstrual problems: 5 - 10mg twice daily.
Multiple sclerosis: 15 - 25mg twice daily.
Mumps: 15 - 25mg twice daily for one week to ten days.
Paget's disease of bone: 15mg twice daily.
Pneumonia: 15 - 25mg twice a day for two weeks.
PMS: 15mg once or twice daily.
Prostate disorders: 15 - 60mg daily.
Retinal disorders: 25 - 50mg daily.
Rosacea: 25mg daily.
Shingles: 25mg twice daily until the condition resolves.
Sinusitis: 15 - 25mg two or three times daily for up to one week.
Stress: up to 100mg daily from all sources.
Sunburn: 15 - 30mg daily.
Tendinitis: 15mg daily.
Thrush: 30 - 50mg daily.
Tuberculosis: 25mg twice a day for three months..
If you take over 30mg of zinc on a daily basis for more than one or two months, you should also take 1 or 2mg of copper each day to maintain a proper mineral balance.
Integrative Medicine Communications:
Supplemental:
Infants to 1 year: 5 mg
1 to 10 years: 10 mg
Males over 10 years: 15 mg
Females over 10 years: 12 mg
Pregnant females: 15 mg
Lactating females: (0 to 6 months) 19 mg, (6 to 12 months) 16 mg
Therapeutic ranges (elemental zinc):
Men: 30 to 60 mg daily
Women: 30 to 45 mg daily |
