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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 MAGNESIUM

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Chemid
MAGNESIUM
A list of known dosages for MAGNESIUM
Dosage*Reference
RDA=40-400 mg/day *
PTD=6,000 mg/day *
ADI=400-800 mg Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Ubiquitous
Yes

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Plant Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
Abelmoschus esculentus Fruit 380.0 6000.0 1.8 *
Abelmoschus manihot Leaf 564.0 4862.0 0.3 *
Acacia catechu Plant -- -- -- *
Acacia nilotica Plant -- -- -- *
Acacia senegal Plant -- -- -- *
Acanthopanax gracilistylis Root Bark -- 2840.0 1.1 *
Achillea millefolium Plant 340.0 1920.0 -0.7 *
Achyranthes bidentata Root 1440.0 5730.0 1.7 *
Aconitum carmichaelii Tuber -- 490.0 -0.9 *
Acorus calamus Rhizome -- 1100.0 -0.6 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.
Actaea dahurica Rhizome -- 1450.0 -0.2 Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195.
Actaea racemosa Root -- 1740.0 -0.4 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Actinidia chinensis Fruit 300.0 1770.0 -0.2 *
Aframomum melegueta Fruit -- 1500.0 -0.3 Wealth of India.
Agathosma betulina Leaf -- 2210.0 -0.7 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Akebia quinata Stem -- 840.0 -1.7 *
Albizia julibrissin Bark -- 1090.0 -0.5 *
Alisma plantago-aquatica Rhizome 1410.0 1740.0 0.1 *
Allium cepa Bulb 76.0 1230.0 0.7 *
Allium sativum var. sativum Bulb 160.0 1210.0 0.7 *
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.