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.
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Plant Name	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
Pimpinella anisum	Fruit	not available	1878.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Pimpinella anisum	Seed	not available	1878.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Pinellia ternata	Tuber	560.0	710.0	-0.7	Duke, 1992 *
Pinus echinata	Shoot	255.0	2100.0	-0.7	Duke, 1992 *
Pinus edulis	Seed	2180.0	2650.0	-0.1	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Piper nigrum	Fruit	1809.0	2319.0	0.1	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Pistacia vera	Seed	949.0	1644.0	-0.5	Duke, 1992 *
Pisum sativum	Fruit	218.0	2591.0	0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Pisum sativum	Plant	2200.0	3700.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Pisum sativum	Seed	319.0	1700.0	-0.5	Duke, 1992 *
Plantago asiatica	Plant	not available	5320.0	0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Plantago major	Seed	318.0	1060.0	-0.7	Duke, 1992 *
Plantago psyllium	Seed	111.0	510.0	-1.0	Duke, 1992 *
Platycodon grandiflorum	Root	1250.0	1510.0	-0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Polygala tenuifolia	Root	not available	960.0	-0.9	Duke, 1992 *
Polygonum multiflorum	Rhizome	not available	890.0	-0.8	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.
Polygonum multiflorum	Root	not available	2340.0	-0.1	Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Portulaca oleracea	Herb	670.0	18700.0	1.4	Duke, 1992 *
Prunella vulgaris	Flower	not available	4560.0	1.3	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.
Prunus armeniaca	Fruit	76.0	615.0	-0.7	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)