Nutrition in Herbal Plants Used in Saudi Arabia

Table 4

Median nutrient intake values by herbs based on 70 kg body weight (mg day⁻¹).

	Ca	Cr	Cu	Fe	I	K	Mg	Mn	Mo	Na	Ni	P	Se	Zn
Sage	6	5	5	6	17	27	21	2	8	14	6	16	14	4
Ajwain	4	2	5	2	8	15	3	2	5	5	4	6	7	3
Anise	7	4	10	5	15	132	21	2	7	18	5	21	10	3
Chamomile	5	4	4	5	17	55	14	2	6	11	4	15	8	3
Cinnamomum	5	2	2	1	9	32	4	2	5	6	2	7	6	2
Curcuma	4	3	2	4	8	174	10	2	5	5	3	9	5	2
Dried Black lime	40	20	43	37	33	97	15	12	18	105	40	19	19	4
Fennel	9	5	9	4	17	124	28	3	8	49	5	23	13	3
Green tea	37	18	45	37	33	101	14	12	18	120	41	17	19	4
Laurel leaf	39	19	42	35	31	91	15	12	17	91	38	17	18	4
Lemon Balm	8	6	5	8	23	17	5	2	10	2	1	24	17	4
Licorice	22	6	12	9	14	54	37	3	9	39	7	16	13	3
Maidenhair	40	20	48	40	34	110	15	12	19	133	44	19	19	4
Marjoram	4	5	6	6	16	30	18	2	7	11	5	17	12	3
Mint	40	20	48	39	34	111	15	12	19	137	44	18	19	4
Mugworts	17	8	23	11	22	183	88	5	13	219	9	21	19	4
Olive leaves	8	3	7	3	13	41	14	2	6	5	5	13	13	3
Rose	2	2	1	1	3	8	9	1	3	8	2	6	2	1
Roselle	5	5	6	6	17	28	21	3	8	9	6	15	14	4
Star anise	3	2	3	3	5	18	7	2	3	1	2	6	4	1
Thyme	22	12	40	30	30	85	15	12	15	63	30	16	16	3
Males (9 to >70 y)	1000–1300	0.03–0.04	0.07–0.09	8–11	0.1–0.2	4500–4700	240–420	1.9–2.3	0.03–0.05	1200–1500	—	700–1250	0.1	8–11
Females (9 to >70 y)	1000–1300	0.02–0.03	0.07–0.09	8–18	0.1–0.2	4500–4700	240–320	1.6–1.8	0.03–0.05	1200–1500	—	700–1250	0.1	8–9

RDA values from [20]