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
Antifatigue	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antifibromyalgic	200-300 mg 3x/day	Duke, 1992 *
Antigastrotic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antiglaucomic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperkinetic	not available	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypertensive	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antihypoglycemic	not available	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinflammatory	100 mg 4 x/day	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinsomniac	not available	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antilithic	not available	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiLyme	400-1,000 mg	Duke, 1992 *
Antimastalgic	not available	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimenopausal	500-750 mg/day	Duke, 1992 *
Antimigraine	200 mg/day/man	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antimitral-valve-prolapse	not available	Duke, 1992 *
AntiMS	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antinephrolytic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antineurotic	not available	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoporotic	500-1,000 mg/day/wmn/orl	Duke, 1992 *
Antiplaque	500-1,000 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
Hibiscus sabdariffa	Flower	44.0	400.0	-1.7	Duke, 1992 *
Hordeum vulgare	Seed	100.0	2300.0	-0.3	Jim Duke's personal files.*
Hordeum vulgare	Sprout Seedling	not available	1670.0	-0.6	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.
Hordeum vulgare	Stem	not available	2250.0	-1.1	Duke, 1992 *
Houttuynia cordata	Plant	not available	3430.0	-0.2	Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195.
Humulus lupulus	Flower	443.0	2380.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Humulus lupulus	Fruit	not available	2380.0	0.1	Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Hydrangea arborescens	Root	567.0	1620.0	-0.5	Duke, 1992 *
Hydrastis canadensis	Root	814.0	2940.0	0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Hyoscyamus niger	Seed	not available	5250.0	0.9	Duke, 1992 *
Inula helenium	Root	1650.0	7500.0	2.6	Duke, 1992 *
Ipomoea aquatica	Leaf	510.0	3810.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Ipomoea batatas	Leaf	not available	620.0	-1.4	Duke, 1992 *
Ipomoea batatas	Root	95.0	710.0	-1.0	Duke, 1992 *
Isatis tinctoria	Root	not available	4410.0	1.0	Duke, 1992 *
Juglans cinerea	Seed	2212.0	2676.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Juglans nigra	Fruit	not available	440.0	-0.8	Duke, 1992 *
Juglans nigra	Seed	1795.0	2155.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Juglans nigra	Pericarp	53.0	440.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Juglans regia	Seed	1310.0	1945.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *