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Chemical MANGANESE

Chemical ID
MANGANESE
Ubiquitous
Yes
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
RDA=4 mg/day Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
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
Antialcoholic not available Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antianemic not available Martindale's 28th
Antiarthritic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic 3-5 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidiabetic 10-30 mg/man/day Duke, 1992 *
Antidiscotic not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidyskinetic not available Martindale's 28th
Antiepileptic 450 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant not available Duke, 1992 *
AntiPMS not available Duke, 1992 *
Antisyndrome-X 10-30 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
Hypoglycemic 10-30 mg/man/day Duke, 1992 *
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
Abelmoschus esculentus Fruit 10.0 100.0 0.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Acacia catechu Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Acacia nilotica Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Acanthopanax gracilistylis Root Bark not available 74.0 -0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Achillea millefolium Plant 1.0 5.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Achyranthes bidentata Root 40.0 66.0 0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Aconitum carmichaelii Tuber not available 18.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Acorus calamus Rhizome not available 309.0 1.2 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.
Actaea dahurica Rhizome not available 74.0 -0.3 Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195.
Actaea racemosa Root not available 1.4 -0.5 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Agathosma betulina Leaf not available 675.0 0.7 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Akebia quinata Stem not available 310.0 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Albizia julibrissin Bark not available 33.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Alisma plantago-aquatica Rhizome 360.0 479.0 2.4 Duke, 1992 *
Allium cepa Bulb 1.0 38.0 1.4 Duke, 1992 *
Allium cepa Seed not available 19.4 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Allium sativum var. sativum Bulb 1.6 15.3 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Allium sativum var. sativum Root 0.5 1.4 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Allium schoenoprasum Leaf 3.0 40.0 -0.4 Revised USDA data received 1993.
Alocasia macrorrhiza Root 6.0 21.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *