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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
Secale cereale Seed 36610.0 41110.0 0.0 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Sechium edule Fruit 1370.0 19570.0 0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Sesamum indicum Seed 24670.0 51927.0 0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Silybum marianum Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Sinapis alba Seed 49790.0 53275.0 0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Solanum melongena Fruit 2010.0 24907.0 0.9 Duke, 1992 *
Solanum tuberosum Tuber 3470.0 24150.0 0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Spinacia oleracea Plant 3430.0 40735.0 1.6 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Stachys officinalis Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Taraxacum officinale Leaf not available not available not available Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Theobroma cacao Seed not available 10200.0 -1.3 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Tilia sp. Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Tribulus terrestris Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Trifolium pratense Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Trigonella foenum-graecum Seed 39880.0 43870.0 0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Triticum aestivum Seed 39000.0 63000.0 0.9 Duke, 1992 *
Urtica dioica Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Vaccinium corymbosum Fruit 830.0 5393.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Valeriana officinalis Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Valerianella locusta Plant 2030.0 28195.0 0.6 Duke, 1992 *