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Chemical ID
TRYPTOPHAN
Ubiquitous
Yes
| Dosage |
|---|
| RDA=300-1,200 mg/day? |
| Activity | Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Hypoglycemic | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 157. |
| Hypotensive | 3 g/day | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Insulinase-Inhibitor | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 157. |
| Insulinotonic | not available | J. Agri. & Food Chemistry, 36: 1079. |
| Monoamine-Precursor | not available | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Prolactinogenic | not available | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Sedative | 3-10 g/man/day | Duke, 1992 * |
| Serotoninergic | 6-12 g/day/orl/man | Martindale's 28th |
| Tumor-Promoter | not available | J. Agri. & Food Chemistry, 36: 1079. |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ginkgo biloba | Seed | 710.0 | 1940.0 | -0.5 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Glycine max | Seed | 5300.0 | 5795.0 | 0.8 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Helianthus annuus | Seed | 3480.0 | 15900.0 | 4.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Helianthus tuberosus | Tuber | not available | 1811.0 | -0.8 | 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 | 3000.0 | -0.1 | Jim Duke's personal files.* |
| Hordeum vulgare | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Humulus lupulus | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| Ipomoea batatas | Root | 200.0 | 800.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Juglans cinerea | Seed | 3660.0 | 3786.0 | 0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Juglans nigra | Seed | 3220.0 | 3365.0 | 0.0 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Juglans regia | Seed | 1890.0 | 1960.0 | -0.5 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Lablab purpureus | Seed | 880.0 | 7255.0 | 1.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lactuca sativa | Leaf | 90.0 | 1500.0 | -1.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lagenaria siceraria | Fruit | 30.0 | 675.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lens culinaris | Seed | 2510.0 | 2826.0 | -0.2 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Lentinus edodes | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lepidium meyenii | Root | not available | 490.0 | -1.1 | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| Linum usitatissimum | Seed | not available | 0.1 | -1.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lupinus albus | Seed | 2890.0 | 3225.0 | 0.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lycopersicon esculentum | Fruit | 1.0 | 1157.0 | 0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |