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.

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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 *

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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
Artemisia herba-alba	Plant	not available	2060.0	-0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia vulgaris	Shoot	not available	2700.0	-0.7	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Artocarpus altilis	Fruit	220.0	975.0	-0.5	Duke, 1992 *
Artocarpus heterophyllus	Fruit	370.0	1380.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Asiasarum heterotropoides	Root	2520.0	2600.0	0.0	Duke, 1992 *
Asiasarum sieboldii	Root	2520.0	2600.0	0.0	Duke, 1992 *
Asimina triloba	Fruit	1090.0	5128.0	1.4	Duke, 1992 *
Aspalathus linearis	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Aspalathus linearis	Shoot	not available	3300.0	-0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Aspalathus linearis	Plant	not available	140.0	-1.2	Duke, 1992 *
Asparagus lucidus	Root	not available	430.0	-1.1	Duke, 1992 *
Asparagus officinalis	Root	240.0	2400.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Asparagus officinalis	Shoot	120.0	7000.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Astragalus membranaceus	Root	800.0	5000.0	1.3	Duke, 1992 *
Atractylodes lancea	Rhizome	not available	790.0	-0.9	Duke, 1992 *
Atractylodes ovata	Rhizome	760.0	960.0	-0.7	Duke, 1992 *
Avena sativa	Plant	2640.0	12000.0	2.5	Duke, 1992 *
Avena sativa	Seed	300.0	2900.0	0.0	Jim Duke's personal files.*
Averrhoa carambola	Fruit	80.0	1200.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Azadirachta indica	Fruit	not available	4000.0	0.9	Duke, 1992 *