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Chemical POTASSIUM

Chemical ID
POTASSIUM
Ubiquitous
Yes

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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 *
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
Euodia rutaecarpa Fruit not available 14600.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Eupatorium perfoliatum Plant 900.0 10000.0 -0.8 Duke, 1992 *
Euphrasia officinalis Plant 2002.0 13000.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Fagopyrum esculentum Seed 3715.0 4480.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Fallopia japonica Plant 18700.0 22000.0 0.0 Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205.
Feijoa sellowiana Fruit 1660.0 10375.0 -0.7 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
Ficus carica Fruit 1770.0 11662.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Firmiana simplex Seed not available 14500.0 0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Foeniculum vulgare Fruit 14800.0 19400.0 0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Foeniculum vulgare Plant 3380.0 39700.0 1.2 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Foeniculum vulgare Seed 1415.0 13100.0 0.0 Duke, 1992 *
Forsythia suspensa Fruit not available 9560.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Fragaria spp Leaf 1400.0 22500.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Frangula purshiana Bark 1103.0 3980.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Fraxinus rhynchophylla Bark not available 6080.0 0.0 Duke, 1992 *
Fritillaria thunbergii Tuber not available 5980.0 -0.7 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.
Fucus vesiculosus Plant 2490.0 21100.0 0.0 Duke, 1992 *
Garcinia mangostana Fruit 1350.0 8560.0 -0.8 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Gardenia jasminoides Fruit 13800.0 15300.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Gastrodia elata Rhizome not available 12900.0 0.0 Duke, 1992 *