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.
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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
Cypripedium pubescens	Root	not available	1090.0	-0.8	Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Cyrtosperma chamissonis	Root	180.0	1215.0	-0.7	Duke, 1992 *
Daucus carota	Root	100.0	1980.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Dendrobium nobile	Stem	not available	520.0	-1.8	Duke, 1992 *
Dioscorea alata	Root	66.0	827.0	-0.9	Duke, 1992 *
Dioscorea bulbifera	Rhizome	not available	370.0	-1.3	Duke, 1992 *
Dioscorea pentaphylla	Root	94.0	792.0	-0.9	Duke, 1992 *
Dioscorea sp.	Root	not available	1630.0	-0.5	Duke, 1992 *
Dioscorea villosa	Root	391.0	1630.0	-0.5	Duke, 1992 *
Diospyros virginiana	Leaf	1500.0	5000.0	0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Diospyros virginiana	Stem	660.0	5400.0	0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Drynaria fortunei	Rhizome	not available	4140.0	2.6	Duke, 1992 *
Echinacea purpurea	Root	467.0	1860.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Echinacea spp	Root	1170.0	1860.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Elaeagnus umbellatus	Fruit	170.0	1010.0	-0.5	Duke, 1992 *
Eleutherococcus senticosus	Root	1050.0	5000.0	1.3	Duke, 1992 *
Elytrigia repens	Plant	not available	7570.0	1.1	Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Ephedra sinica	Plant	443.0	2110.0	-0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Ephedra spp	Plant	not available	4780.0	0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Equisetum arvense	Plant	935.0	4370.0	0.1	Duke, 1992 *