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Chemical CHOLINE

Chemical ID
CHOLINE
Ubiquitous
Yes
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=200 (scu cat)
LD50=400 (ipr rat)
LD50=6,700 (orl rat)
MLD 70 mg/kg (ivn rbt) Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
MLD 800 mg/kg (scu rbt) Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
RDA=500 mg/day

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List of chemical activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Dosage Reference
Antialzheimeran 5-16 g/man/day Duke, 1992 *
Antichoreic not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticirrhotic 6,000 mg/man/day Duke, 1992 *
Anticystinuric not available Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia not available Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic 150-200 mg/kg/man/day Martindale's 28th
Antihomocysteine not available Duke, 1992 *
Antimanic 15-30 g/man/day/orl Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antinociceptive not available Duke, 1992 *
Antisteatotic not available Duke, 1992 *
Cardiodepressant not available Duke, 1992 *
Cerebrotonic not available Duke, 1992 *
Cholinergic not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Hepatoprotective not available Duke, 1992 *
Hypotensive not available Duke, 1992 *
Ileorelaxant not available Duke, 1992 *
Lipotropic not available Duke, 1992 *
Memorigenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Parasympathomimetic (1/1,000th acetylcholine) Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
List of chemical plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Dictamnus albus Root not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Digitalis lanata Leaf not available 1000.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Digitalis purpurea Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Elettaria cardamomum Seed not available 4195.0 2.4 Duke, 1992 *
Elettaria cardamomum Pericarp not available 2663.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Euphorbia hirta Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Euphrasia officinalis Plant not available not available not available Tyler, V.E.. 1982. The Honest Herbal. George F. Stickley Co., Philadelphia PA. 263 pp.
Foeniculum vulgare Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Ganoderma lucidum Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Ginkgo biloba Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Glechoma hederacea Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Gloriosa superba Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Glycine max Seed not available 2.5 -1.6 Duke, 1992 *
Glycyrrhiza glabra Root not available not available not available Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Gossypium sp Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Gymnema sylvestre Leaf not available not available not available Willaman, J. J., Li, H. L. 1970. Alkaloid-Bearing Plants and their Contained Alkaloids. 1957-1968. Lloydia 33S: 1-286.
Hamamelis virginiana Leaf not available 2000.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Helianthus annuus Seed not available 1200.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Helianthus tuberosus Tuber not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Hordeum vulgare Seed 928.0 1617.0 -0.1 Duke, 1992 *