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Chemical GLUTAMIC-ACID

Chemical ID
GLUTAMICACID
Ubiquitous
Yes
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
ADI=120 mg/kg Martindale's 28th
ADI=5-12 g/man/day Martindale's 28th
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
Antialkali? 500-1,000 mg/day/orl/man Martindale's 29th
Antiepileptic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperammonemic not available Martindale's 29th
Antilithic not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiprostatitic 125-250 mg 3 x/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiretardation not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anxiolytic not available Merck 11th Edition
Neurotoxic not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 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
Abelmoschus esculentus Fruit 2710.0 27100.0 1.1 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Acacia farnesiana Leaf 10080.0 54070.0 0.9 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Achillea millefolium Plant not available not available not available Tunon, H., Thorsell, W., and Bohlin, L. 1993. Mosquito Repelling Activity of Compounds Occurring in Achillea millefolium L. (Asteraceae). Economic Botany 48(2): 111-120, 1994.
Allium ampeloprasum Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Allium cepa Bulb not available not available not available Thomas, D. J., Parkin, K. L. 1994. Quantification of Alk(en)yl-L-Cysteine Sulfoxides and Related Amino Acids in Alliums by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography. J. Agr. Food Chem., 42(8): 1632-1638.
Allium sativum var. sativum Bulb 5.0 19320.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Allium sativum var. sativum Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Allium schoenoprasum Leaf 5790.0 72400.0 1.9 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Aloe vera Leaf not available 43256.0 0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Alpinia galanga Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Amaranthus sp. Leaf 2920.0 35128.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Anabasis aphylla Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Anacardium occidentale Seed 36240.0 36867.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Ananas comosus Fruit 90.0 3333.0 -0.8 Duke, 1992 *
Angelica sinensis Root not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Apium graveolens Pt 860.0 18285.0 not available USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Apium graveolens Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Arachis hypogaea Seed 54650.0 65281.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Arctium lappa Root 1570.0 7850.0 -0.6 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Artemisia dracunculus Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *