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Chemical POTASSIUM

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Chemid
POTASSIUM
Ubiquitous
Yes

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Plant Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
Abelmoschus esculentus Fruit 2200.0 32500.0 1.3 *
Abelmoschus esculentus Seed -- 8200.0 -0.4 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Acacia nilotica Plant -- -- -- *
Acacia senegal Plant -- -- -- *
Acanthopanax gracilistylis Root Bark -- 15300.0 2.2 *
Achillea millefolium Plant 3151.0 17800.0 -0.3 *
Achyranthes bidentata Root 5000.0 20000.0 0.3 *
Aconitum carmichaelii Tuber -- 170.0 -1.2 *
Acorus calamus Rhizome -- 16000.0 0.3 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.
Acrocomia totai Fruit -- 21800.0 0.3 *
Acrocomia totai Seed -- 13600.0 0.1 *
Actaea dahurica Rhizome -- 18600.0 0.6 Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195.
Actaea racemosa Root -- 10300.0 -0.4 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Actinidia chinensis Fruit 3320.0 19600.0 0.1 *
Aegle marmelos Fruit 6000.0 15585.0 -0.2 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Aframomum melegueta Fruit -- 3200.0 -1.3 Wealth of India.
Agathosma betulina Leaf -- 11700.0 -0.8 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Akebia quinata Stem -- 2410.0 -1.4 *
Albizia julibrissin Bark -- 1990.0 -0.9 *
Alisma plantago-aquatica Rhizome 9560.0 11200.0 -0.2 *
*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.