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.
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Plant Name	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
Rosa canina	Fruit	260.0	1390.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Rosa laevigata	Fruit	not available	2830.0	0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Rosmarinus officinalis	Plant	2142.0	2483.0	-0.5	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Rosmarinus officinalis	Leaf	910.0	2825.0	-0.5	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Rubia cordifolia	Root	not available	1870.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Rubus chamaemorus	Fruit	270.0	1875.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Rubus chingii	Fruit	not available	2740.0	0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Rubus idaeus	Leaf	539.0	3190.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Rubus idaeus	Fruit	175.0	1400.0	-0.3	Revised USDA data received 1993.
Rumex acetosa	Leaf	460.0	4600.0	0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Rumex crispus	Root	822.0	3200.0	0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Ruscus aculeatus	Root	707.0	2340.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Salix alba	Bark	941.0	5600.0	2.6	Duke, 1992 *
Salvia miltiorrhiza	Root	not available	3230.0	0.4	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.
Salvia officinalis	Leaf	444.0	2830.0	-0.5	Duke, 1992 *
Sambucus nigra	Fruit	265.0	1635.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Santalum acuminatum	Fruit	400.0	1715.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Sassafras albidum	Leaf	990.0	6800.0	1.0	Duke, 1992 *
Sassafras albidum	Stem	77.0	4760.0	0.0	Duke, 1992 *
Schisandra chinensis	Fruit	414.0	2760.0	0.3	Duke, 1992 *