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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citrullus lanatus | Seed | not available | 53000.0 | 0.5 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Citrus limon | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Citrus paradisi | Fruit | 220.0 | 2800.0 | -0.8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Citrus reticulata | Fruit | 160.0 | 5158.0 | -0.6 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Citrus sinensis | Fruit | 60.0 | 7097.0 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cnidoscolus chayamansa | Leaf | 11780.0 | 58900.0 | 1.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Coccinia grandis | Flower | 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. |
| Cocos nucifera | Seed | 7610.0 | 14355.0 | -1.2 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Cocos nucifera | Endosperm | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Cocos nucifera | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Coffea arabica | Seed | 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. |
| Colocasia esculenta | Root | 1740.0 | 5925.0 | -0.8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Corchorus olitorius | Leaf | 4930.0 | 40130.0 | 0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Coriandrum sativum | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Crocus sativus | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cryptotaenia japonica | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cucumis sativus | Fruit | 1540.0 | 38987.0 | 2.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cucurbita foetidissima | Seed | 52800.0 | 73530.0 | 1.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cucurbita pepo | Fruit | 1840.0 | 35000.0 | 1.7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cucurbita pepo | Seed | 43150.0 | 101820.0 | 2.5 | Duke, 1992 * |