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Chemical ID
GLUTAMICACID
Ubiquitous
Yes
| Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|
| ADI=120 mg/kg | Martindale's 28th |
| ADI=5-12 g/man/day | Martindale's 28th |
| 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. |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artemisia dracunculus | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Artemisia dracunculus | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Artocarpus altilis | Seed | 10360.0 | 23690.0 | -0.8 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Asimina triloba | Fruit | 622.0 | 7332.0 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Asparagus officinalis | Shoot | 5010.0 | 64645.0 | 1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Astragalus membranaceus | Root | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Avena sativa | Plant | not available | 19000.0 | -0.2 | Jim Duke's personal files.* |
| Avena sativa | Seed | 29000.0 | 31000.0 | -0.5 | Jim Duke's personal files.* |
| Averrhoa carambola | Fruit | 770.0 | 8480.0 | -0.4 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Bacopa monnieri | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| Basella alba | Leaf | 2830.0 | 41015.0 | 0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bertholletia excelsa | Seed | 31510.0 | 32600.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta vulgaris | Root | 3930.0 | 30994.0 | 1.3 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Brassica chinensis | Leaf | 3600.0 | 76932.0 | 2.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Brassica napus var. napobrassica | Root | 1420.0 | 13730.0 | -0.1 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. | Flower | 2650.0 | 34240.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. | Leaf | 3750.0 | 40275.0 | 0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. | Leaf | 2700.0 | 36099.0 | -0.1 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Brassica oleracea var. italica | Leaf | 3750.0 | 40275.0 | 0.1 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Brassica oleracea var. sabellica l. | Leaf | 3740.0 | 24065.0 | -0.7 | Duke, 1992 * |