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Chemical ID
THIAMIN
Ubiquitous
Yes
| Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|
| LD50=301 (scu mus) | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PTD=300 mg/day | |
| RDA=0.3-1.6 mg/day |
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| Activity | Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Analgesic | 1-4 g/day | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antialcoholic | 50-100 mg/day | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialzheimeran | 100-3,000 mg/day | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antianorectic | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antibackache | 1-4 g/day | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiberiberi | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticanker | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticardiospasmic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticataract | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticolitic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidecubitic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antideliriant | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidementia | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidyspeptic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiencephalopathic | not available | Martindale's 29th |
| Antifatigue | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antigastritic | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihangover | 50 mg | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiheartburn | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiherpetic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manilkara zapota | Fruit | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.6 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Maranta arundinacea | Root | 0.8 | 4.0 | -0.2 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Matricaria recutita | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Kameoka, H. and Nakai, K. 1987. Components of essential oil from the root of Glycyrrhiza-glabra. Nippon Gogeikagaku Kaishi 61(9): 1119-1122. |
| Mauritia flexuosa | Fruit | 1.2 | 2.6 | -0.3 | J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995 |
| Medicago sativa | Plant | 1.3 | 7.5 | 0.0 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Mentha spicata | Plant | 1.0 | 3.0 | -0.4 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Mentha spicata | Leaf | 0.8 | 5.0 | -0.7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mentha x piperita | Leaf | not available | 12.1 | 0.8 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| Mimosa pudica | Leaf | 1.2 | 17.0 | 1.8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mimulus glabratus | Shoot | 0.8 | 8.0 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Momordica charantia | Fruit | 0.2 | 12.0 | 0.9 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Momordica charantia | Leaf | 1.3 | 8.0 | -0.1 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Morinda citrifolia | Leaf | 1.6 | 7.0 | -0.3 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Moringa oleifera | Fruit | 0.5 | 4.5 | -0.1 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Moringa oleifera | Shoot | 2.0 | 12.0 | -0.1 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Morus alba | Fruit | 0.0 | 2.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mucuna pruriens | Seed | 1.4 | 5.7 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Muntingia calabura | Fruit | 0.3 | 2.9 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Murraya koenigii | Leaf | 0.0 | 3.0 | -1.1 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Murraya sp | Fruit | 0.5 | 1.6 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |