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
Myorelaxant	100 mg 4 x/day	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Neurotransmitter	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Tranquilizer	500-750 mg/day	Duke, 1992 *
Uterorelaxant	100 mg 4 x/day	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Vasodilator	not available	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	Fruit	not available	2380.0	0.1	Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Humulus lupulus	Flower	443.0	2380.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
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	Root	95.0	710.0	-1.0	Duke, 1992 *
Ipomoea batatas	Leaf	not available	620.0	-1.4	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 *