Chemical ID
BETACAROTENE
Ubiquitous
Yes
Dosage | Reference |
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LD50=>1,000 mg/kg (orl rat) | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
PTD=15-30 mg/day | |
RDA=2.25-7.8 mg/day |
Activity | Dosage | Reference |
---|---|---|
Allergenic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Androgenic? | not available | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Antiacne | not available | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Antiaging | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiarthritic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiasthmatic | not available | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Anticancer | not available | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
Anticarcinomic | not available | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Anticervicaldysplasic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Anticoronary | 50 mg/man/2 days | Duke, 1992 * |
Antihyperkeratotic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiichythyotic | not available | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Antileukoplakic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Antilipoperoxidant | IC71=50 ug/ml | Duke, 1992 * |
Antilupus | 150 mg/man/day/2 mos | Martindale's 28th |
Antimaculitic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Antimastitic | not available | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Antimutagenic | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235. |
Antioxidant | not available | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Antiozenic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acacia decurrens | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Acacia farnesiana | Leaf | 120.0 | 646.0 | 1.7 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
Acacia nilotica | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Achillea millefolium | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Actaea racemosa | Root | not available | 2.4 | -0.4 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
Actinidia chinensis | Fruit | 0.4 | 6.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Aegle marmelos | Fruit | 0.5 | 1.3 | -0.1 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
Aglaonema commutatum | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
Aleurites moluccana | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.4 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
Allium ampeloprasum | Leaf | 0.2 | 230.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Allium ampeloprasum | Root | 0.2 | 1.8 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
Allium ampeloprasum | Flower | 25.0 | 151.0 | 1.7 | Duke, 1992 * |
Allium cepa | Bulb | 0.0 | 52.0 | 1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
Allium cepa | Flower | not available | 28.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Allium cepa | Leaf | 12.0 | 158.0 | -0.4 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
Allium sativum var. sativum | Root | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
Allium sativum var. sativum | Bulb | 0.0 | 0.2 | -1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
Allium sativum var. sativum | Flower | 0.6 | 5.0 | -0.5 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
Allium sativum var. sativum | Leaf | 9.0 | 68.0 | -0.8 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
Allium sativum var. sativum | Shoot | 2.0 | 9.0 | -0.7 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |