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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
Sambucus nigra Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Sambucus nigra Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Sambucus nigra Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Satureja montana Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Sesamum indicum Seed not available 1320.0 -0.3 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Sinapis alba Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Solanum melongena Fruit not available 520.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Solanum tuberosum Tuber 330.0 1000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Stachys officinalis Plant not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Strophanthus gratus Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Strophanthus hispidus Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Strychnos nux-vomica Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Symphytum officinale Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Syzygium cumini Fruit 70.0 430.0 -0.5 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
Taraxacum mongolicum Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Taraxacum officinale Root 390.0 1120.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Teucrium botrys 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.
Teucrium chamaedrys 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.
Teucrium montanum 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.
Teucrium scordium Plant not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.