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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
Zea mays Seed not available 430.0 -1.2 Duke, 1992 *
Zea mays Shoot not available 85.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *