Chemical ID
METHIONINE
Ubiquitous
Yes
Activity | Dosage | Reference |
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Anticataract | not available | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Antidote (Acetaminophen) | 10 g/16hr/man/orl | Martindale's 29th |
Antidote (Paracetamol) | 10 g/16hr/man/orl | Martindale's 29th |
Antieczemic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Antihepatotic | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
Antioxidant | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiparkinsonian | 1-5 g/day | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
Cancer-Preventive | not available | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
Emetic | not available | Martindale's 29th |
Essential | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
Glutathionigenic | not available | Martindale's 29th |
Hepatoprotective | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Lipotropic | not available | Merck 11th Edition |
Urine-Acidifier | 200 mg/3x/day/man/orl | Martindale's 28th |
Urine-Deodorant | not available | Martindale's 29th |
Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cryptotaenia japonica | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Cucumis sativus | Fruit | 40.0 | 1012.0 | 0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Cucurbita foetidissima | Seed | 2610.0 | 19000.0 | 3.8 | Duke, 1992 * |
Cucurbita pepo | Fruit | 110.0 | 1310.0 | 0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
Cucurbita pepo | Seed | 5195.0 | 7885.0 | 0.9 | Duke, 1992 * |
Cucurbita spp | Fruit | 170.0 | 2690.0 | 2.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Daucus carota | Root | 70.0 | 575.0 | -0.9 | Duke, 1992 * |
Dioscorea pentaphylla | Root | 180.0 | 970.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Fagopyrum esculentum | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Ficus carica | Fruit | 60.0 | 287.0 | -0.8 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
Foeniculum vulgare | Seed | 3010.0 | 3302.0 | -0.3 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
Foeniculum vulgare | Fruit | 3010.0 | 3302.0 | 2.9 | Duke, 1992 * |
Fragaria spp | Fruit | 10.0 | 119.0 | -1.0 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
Ginkgo biloba | Seed | 550.0 | 1520.0 | -0.7 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
Glycine max | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Glycine max | Seed | 4920.0 | 5380.0 | 0.3 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
Helianthus annuus | Seed | 4940.0 | 20500.0 | 4.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Helianthus tuberosus | Tuber | not available | 858.0 | -0.9 | Izadoost, M. & Robinson, T., Synergism & antagonism in the pharmacology of alkaloidal plants, pp 137-58 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds., Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture & Pharmacology, v. 2, 1987, 255pp. |
Hordeum vulgare | Seed | 1000.0 | 4000.0 | -0.1 | Jim Duke's personal files.* |
Ipomoea aquatica | Leaf | 440.0 | 5845.0 | 2.3 | Duke, 1992 * |