Guest guest Posted January 31, 2001 Report Share Posted January 31, 2001 Dear all, A recent study found lead in some calcium supplements (JAMA 9/20/2000) Here are the suplements that showed traces of lead when tested:- Calci-Mix manufactured by R & D labs Liqui-Cal 600mg. manufactured by Advanced Nutritional Technology, Calcium 600mg, manufactured by Eckerd Corp. Caltrate 600, manufactured by Caltrate, Hi-Calcium, from oyster shell, Eckerd Corp Oscal 500mg., Manufactured by Oscal Oyster shell Calcium, 500 with VitaminD, made by Nature Made, Natural Oyster Shell Calcium, 500mg. with Vit d, manufactured by Spring Valley Corp. Although the amount of lead was in most cases small, the researchers said that over time the lead couldhave adverse health effects, including memory problems. Just thought I would let you gals know- especially as many of us are concerned about osteo. It looks like the Superfood Recipe(Ian's Total Nutrition and my Wholefood) is the best bet if you want to get your calcium...SAFELY Here are the Hanna Kroegers Calcium Herbs (fromHeal your life with Home remedies with herbs). Caraway Seeds, chamomile, cleavers, Coltsfoot, Dandelion, dill, Horsetail, Pimpernel, Tormentil root (and I would appreciate any Herbalist who can give the latin names for some of these as I haven't the foggiest what Pimpernel is - The Scarlet Pimpernel?/ <grin>)...........Love Penny(off to Apollo Beach to show her mother the Mantees wintering in the warm waters of Tampa Bay) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2001 Report Share Posted January 31, 2001 the only plants named Pimpernel anywhere near me are quite small and uncommon, so if that is what is meant....I would not recommend.... instead I will copy and paste a list of plants (not necessarily edible, medicinal or recommended, just the raw data) containing Calcium from Jim Duke's Database. Note that Tomato leaf is first...but also toxic, second is an Ephedra...too potent to take for calcium...in fact, a lot of these plants or plant parts are toxic or nonedible...and I am not posting this list as one containing the most useful or safe calcium sources, but I find the list very interesting anyway, as it gives an idea of where calcium is found in the plant world...Joanie Plants Containing CALCIUM Ordered by quantity Species Part Quantity Lycopersicon esculentum -- Tomato Leaf 60,800 ppm Ephedra nevadensis -- Brigham Tea, Mormon Tea Plant 58,100 ppm Luffa aegyptiaca -- Luffa, Smooth Loofah, Vegetable Sponge Leaf 55,000 ppm Mimulus glabratus -- Huaca-Mullo Shoot 54,300 ppm Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. var. botrytis -- Cauliflower Leaf 54,247 ppm Lycium chinense -- Wolfberry Root Bark 53,900 ppm Amaranthus sp. -- Pigweed Leaf 53,333 ppm Achyranthes bidentata -- Chaff Flower Root 52,200 ppm Boehmeria nivea -- Ramie Shoot 46,000 ppm Justicia pectoralis -- Angel Of Death, Bolek Hena, Curia Leaf 44,200 ppm Liquidambar styraciflua -- American Styrax, Sweetgum Stem 42,000 ppm Valeriana officinalis -- Common Valerian, Garden-Heliotrope, Valerian Root 42,000 ppm Carya glabra -- Pignut Hickory Shoot 40,700 ppm Paeonia lactiflora -- Chih-Shao, Peony Root 40,600 ppm Boehmeria nivea -- Ramie Plant 39,000 ppm Agathosma betulina -- Buchu, Honey Buchu, Mountain Buchu Leaf 38,800 ppm Barosma betulina -- Buchu Leaf 38,800 ppm Cucurbita foetidissima -- Buffalo Gourd Leaf 0-77,600 ppm Fraxinus rhynchophylla -- Chinese Ash Bark 38,600 ppm Rubia cordifolia -- Madder Root 37,800 ppm Quercus alba -- White Oak Bark 37,000 ppm Albizia julibrissin -- Mimosa Bark 35,500 ppm Chenopodium album -- Lambsquarter Leaf 33,800 ppm Carya ovata -- Shagbark Hickory Shoot 33,300 ppm Urtica dioica -- European Nettle, Stinging Nettle Leaf 33,000 ppm Prunus serotina subsp. serotina -- Black Cherry, Wild Cherry Leaf 32,640 ppm Tabebuia heptaphylla -- Pau D'Arco Bark 32,600 ppm Bupleurum chinense -- Chai-Hu Root 32,100 ppm Quercus stellata -- Post Oak Stem 31,920 ppm Juniperus virginiana -- Red Cedar Shoot 31,680 ppm Ficus carica -- Fig Leaf 31,600 ppm Arachis hypogaea -- Groundnut, Peanut Plant 31,500 ppm Vicia faba -- Broadbean, Faba Bean, Habas Seed 31,160 ppm Calendula officinalis -- Calendula, Pot-Marigold Leaf 30,400 ppm Fucus vesiculosus -- Bladderwrack, Kelp Plant 30,400 ppm Anogeissus latifolia -- Gum Ghatti Leaf 30,300 ppm Peucedanum decursivum -- Qian Hub Plant 30,000 ppm Mangifera indica -- Mango Leaf 29,300 ppm Cassia tora -- Sickle Senna Sprout Seedling 28,100 ppm Acacia catechu -- Black Cutch, Catechu Leaf 27,400 ppm Morus alba -- Sang-Pai-Pi, White Mulberry Leaf 27,400 ppm Quercus alba -- White Oak Stem 27,360 ppm Vigna mungo -- Black Gram Fruit 27,100 ppm Broussonetia papyrifera -- Paper Mulberry Fruit 26,900 ppm Ricinus communis -- Castorbean Leaf 26,700 ppm Amaranthus spinosus -- Spiny pigweed Leaf 4,760-53,335 ppm Azadirachta indica -- Neem Leaf 26,500 ppm Melia azedarach -- Chinaberry Leaf 25,500 ppm Rhus copallina -- Dwarf Sumac, Winged Sumac Leaf 24,960 ppm Rhus glabra -- Smooth Sumac Stem 24,790 ppm Equisetum arvense -- Field Horsetail, Horsetail Plant 24,000 ppm Nasturtium officinale -- Berro, Watercress Herb 24,000 ppm Carica papaya -- Papaya Leaf 23,800 ppm Mimosa pudica -- Sensitive Plant Leaf 23,800 ppm Quercus rubra -- Northern Red Oak Stem 23,760 ppm Vigna aconitifolia -- Mat Bean, Moth Bean Plant 23,700 ppm Malva parviflora -- Cheeseweed Plant 23,650 ppm Origanum majorana -- Marjoram, Sweet Marjoram Plant 23,625 ppm Viburnum opulus subsp. var. opulus -- Crampbark, European Cranberry Bush, Guelder Rose, Snowballbush Bark 23,540 ppm Sida rhombifolia -- Broomweed, Teaplant Leaf 23,535 ppm Glycyrrhiza uralensis -- Chinese Licorice, Gan-Cao, Kan-Tsao Root 23,500 ppm Satureja hortensis -- Summer Savory Plant 23,429 ppm Oenothera biennis -- Evening-Primrose Plant 23,400 ppm Vigna aconitifolia -- Mat Bean, Moth Bean Leaf 23,400 ppm Glechoma hederacea -- Alehoof Plant 23,000 ppm Tamarindus indica -- Indian Tamarind, Kilytree, Tamarind Leaf 23,000 ppm Quercus velutina -- Black Oak Stem 22,940 ppm Trifolium pratense -- Cowgrass, Peavine Clover, Purple Clover, Red Clover Shoot 22,900 ppm Symphoricarpos orbiculatus -- Buckbush Stem 22,880 ppm Nyssa sylvatica -- Black Gum, Black Tupelo Leaf 22,750 ppm Acacia tortilis -- Umbrella Thorn Leaf 22,700 ppm Thymus vulgaris -- Common Thyme, Garden Thyme, Thyme Plant 22,534 ppm Brassica chinensis -- Bok-Choy, Celery Cabbage, Celery Mustard, Chinese Cabbage, Chinese Mustard, Chinese White Cabbage, Pak-Choi Leaf 22,440 ppm Ocimum basilicum -- Basil, Sweet Basil Leaf 22,112 pp > Here are the Hanna Kroegers Calcium Herbs (fromHeal your life with >Home remedies with herbs). > Caraway Seeds, chamomile, cleavers, Coltsfoot, Dandelion, dill, >Horsetail, Pimpernel, Tormentil root (and I would appreciate any >Herbalist who can give the latin names for some of these as I haven't >the foggiest what Pimpernel is - The Scarlet Pimpernel?/ ><grin>)...........Love Penny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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