Chemical MAGNESIUM | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Chemical ID

MAGNESIUM

Ubiquitous

Yes

List of known dosages
Dosage	Reference
PTD=6,000 mg/day
RDA=40-400 mg/day
ADI=400-800 mg	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.

Download these results as:

CSV

EXCEL

PDF

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
Antiaggregant	400 mg/day	Duke, 1992 *
Antialcoholic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antianginal	400 mg/day	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antianorectic	not available	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianxiety	400 mg/day	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiarrhythmic	400 mg/day	Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic	not available	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiasthmatic	not available	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiatherosclerotic	400 mg/day	Duke, 1992 *
Anticephalagic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
AntiCFS	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Anticlimacteric	500-750 mg/day	Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant	not available	Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Anticoronary	400 mg/day	Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antidepressant	not available	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiabetic	400-800 mg/man/day	Duke, 1992 *
Antidysmenorrheic	100 mg 4 x/day	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiendometriotic	500 mg/day	Duke, 1992 *
Antienterotic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antiepileptic	450 mg/day	Duke, 1992 *

Download these results as:

CSV

EXCEL

PDF

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
Juncus effusus	Pith	not available	920.0	-1.0	Duke, 1992 *
Juniperus communis	Fruit	9.0	30.0	-1.0	Duke, 1992 *
Juniperus virginiana	Shoot	266.0	8800.0	0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Jussiaea repens	Plant	not available	3590.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Lablab purpureus	Seed	400.0	5505.0	1.0	Duke, 1992 *
Lactuca sativa	Leaf	110.0	8700.0	1.8	Duke, 1992 *
Lagenaria siceraria	Fruit	110.0	2465.0	0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Lantana camara	Fruit	not available	1460.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Larrea tridentata	Plant	566.0	1720.0	-0.7	Duke, 1992 *
Lens culinaris	Seed	765.0	1280.0	-0.7	Duke, 1992 *
Lens culinaris	Sprout Seedling	345.0	1323.0	-1.3	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Ligustrum japonicum	Fruit	not available	1020.0	-0.5	Duke, 1992 *
Ligustrum lucidum	Fruit	not available	1020.0	-0.5	Chen, H.C. and Lin, S.M. 1988. Determination of Mineral Elements in Certain Crude Drugs (Part 1), Kaohsiung J. Med. Sci., 4: 259-272.
Linum usitatissimum	Hay	not available	3100.0	-1.0	Duke, 1992 *
Linum usitatissimum	Seed	3715.0	7002.0	1.6	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Liquidambar styraciflua	Leaf	280.0	5740.0	0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Liquidambar styraciflua	Stem	200.0	8400.0	1.5	Duke, 1992 *
Lobelia inflata	Leaf	183.0	1620.0	-1.0	Duke, 1992 *
Lonicera japonica	Flower	not available	2990.0	0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Lophatherum gracile	Plant	not available	2490.0	-0.5	Duke, 1992 *