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Chemical TRYPTOPHAN

Chemical ID
TRYPTOPHAN
Ubiquitous
Yes
List of known dosages
Dosage
RDA=300-1,200 mg/day?
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
Analgesic 750 mg/4x/day/orl/man Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 500-1,000 mg/meal Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidementia 3 g/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant 1-3 g/3x/day/orl/man Martindale's 29th
Antidyskinetic 2-8 g/orl/wmn/day Martindale's 29th
Antihypertensive not available J. Agri. & Food Chemistry, 36: 1079.
Antiinsomniac 1-3 g/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antimanic 12 g/man/day/orl Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimenopausal 6 g/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antimigraine 500 mg/man/4x/day Martindale's 29th
Antioxidant 125 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian 2 g 3 x/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiphenylketonuric not available Martindale's 29th
Antiprostaglandin 250 pg/ml Duke, 1992 *
Antipsychotic 12 g/man/day Martindale's 29th
Antirheumatic not available Martindale's 29th
Antiscoliotic not available Duke, 1992 *
Carcinogenic not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
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.
Hypnotic not available Martindale's 29th
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 170.0 1710.0 1.2 Duke, 1992 *
Acacia farnesiana Seed 440.0 450.0 -1.0 Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
Allium ampeloprasum Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Allium cepa Bulb 170.0 1853.0 1.0 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Allium sativum var. sativum Bulb 0.7 1584.0 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Allium sativum var. sativum Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Allium schoenoprasum Leaf 310.0 3955.0 1.0 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Alpinia galanga Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Amaranthus sp. Leaf 310.0 3729.0 0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Anacardium occidentale Seed 2370.0 2411.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Angelica archangelica Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Angelica sinensis Root not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Annona muricata Fruit 110.0 585.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Annona reticulata Fruit 70.0 245.0 -0.8 Duke, 1992 *
Annona squamosa Fruit 100.0 375.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Apium graveolens Pt 90.0 1865.0 not available USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Arachis hypogaea Seed 2540.0 3321.0 0.0 Duke, 1992 *
Arctium lappa Root 60.0 300.0 -1.8 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Artocarpus altilis Seed 1230.0 2815.0 -0.2 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Asimina triloba Fruit 35.0 536.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *