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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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MAGNESIUM

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.
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Activity Dosage Reference
AntiPMS 400-800 mg/day/wmn orl *
AntiPMS 400-800 mg/day/wmn/orl *
AntiRaynaud's 280-350 mg/day *
Antiretinopathic 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
Antispasmodic *
Antispasmophilic 500 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antistress 500-750 mg/day *
Antistroke 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
Antisyndrome-X 400 mg/man/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
Anxiolytic 500-750 mg/day *
Calcium-Antagonist *
Cardioprotective *
CNS-Depressant Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Diuretic *
Hypocholesterolemic 400 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Hypotensive 260-500 mg/day *
Immunomodulator *
Insulinogenic 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
Laxative 300-500 mg/day *
Litholytic *
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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
Hibiscus sabdariffa Flower 44.0 400.0 -1.7 *
Hordeum vulgare Seed 100.0 2300.0 -0.3 Jim Duke's personal files.*
Hordeum vulgare Sprout Seedling 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 2250.0 -1.1 *
Houttuynia cordata Plant 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 *
Humulus lupulus Fruit 2380.0 0.1 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Hydrangea arborescens Root 567.0 1620.0 -0.5 *
Hydrastis canadensis Root 814.0 2940.0 0.2 *
Hyoscyamus niger Seed 5250.0 0.9 *
Inula helenium Root 1650.0 7500.0 2.6 *
Ipomoea aquatica Leaf 510.0 3810.0 -0.1 *
Ipomoea batatas Leaf 620.0 -1.4 *
Ipomoea batatas Root 95.0 710.0 -1.0 *
Isatis tinctoria Root 4410.0 1.0 *
Juglans cinerea Seed 2212.0 2676.0 -0.1 *
Juglans nigra Fruit 440.0 -0.8 *
Juglans nigra Seed 1795.0 2155.0 -0.3 *
Juglans nigra Pericarp 53.0 440.0 *
Juglans regia Seed 1310.0 1945.0 -0.4 *