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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
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
Humulus lupulus Fruit not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Hyoscyamus niger Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Hypericum perforatum Shoot 34.0 1000.0 0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Hypericum perforatum Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Hypericum perforatum Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Hyssopus officinalis Plant not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
Ilex paraguariensis Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Lactuca sativa Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Lagenaria siceraria Fruit 640.0 16020.0 2.7 Duke, 1992 *
Lens culinaris Seed not available 2230.0 0.5 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Leonurus cardiaca Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Linum usitatissimum Seed 910.0 1180.0 -0.5 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Lippia javanica Plant not available not available not available Neidlein, R., Staehle, R. 1974. Constituents of Lippia javanica. III. Deutsche Apot. Ziit., 114: 1588.
Luffa aegyptiaca Fruit 104.0 2090.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Lycium barbarum Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Lycium chilense Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Lycium chinense Leaf not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Lycopersicon esculentum Root not available 36.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Lycopersicon esculentum Shoot not available 48.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Malva neglecta Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *