Chemical POTASSIUM | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Chemical ID

POTASSIUM

Ubiquitous

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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
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antiarrhythmic	not available	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidepressant	not available	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antifatigue	not available	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypertensive	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antispasmodic	not available	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antistroke	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Anxiolytic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Blocker	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Cardioprotective	3,000-5,000 mg	Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotoxic	18,000 mg/man/day	Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Hypotensive	not available	Duke, 1992 *
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
Abelmoschus esculentus	Fruit	2200.0	32500.0	1.3	Duke, 1992 *
Abelmoschus esculentus	Seed	not available	8200.0	-0.4	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Acacia nilotica	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Acacia senegal	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Acanthopanax gracilistylis	Root Bark	not available	15300.0	2.2	Duke, 1992 *
Achillea millefolium	Plant	3151.0	17800.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Achyranthes bidentata	Root	5000.0	20000.0	0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Aconitum carmichaelii	Tuber	not available	170.0	-1.2	Duke, 1992 *
Acorus calamus	Rhizome	not available	16000.0	0.3	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.
Acrocomia totai	Fruit	not available	21800.0	0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Acrocomia totai	Seed	not available	13600.0	0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Actaea dahurica	Rhizome	not available	18600.0	0.6	Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195.
Actaea racemosa	Root	not available	10300.0	-0.4	Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Actinidia chinensis	Fruit	3320.0	19600.0	0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Aegle marmelos	Fruit	6000.0	15585.0	-0.2	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Aframomum melegueta	Fruit	not available	3200.0	-1.3	Wealth of India.
Agathosma betulina	Leaf	not available	11700.0	-0.8	Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Akebia quinata	Stem	not available	2410.0	-1.4	Duke, 1992 *
Albizia julibrissin	Bark	not available	1990.0	-0.9	Duke, 1992 *
Alisma plantago-aquatica	Rhizome	9560.0	11200.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *