Chemical BETA-CAROTENE | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Chemical ID

BETACAROTENE

Ubiquitous

Yes

List of known dosages
Dosage	Reference
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

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List of chemical activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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 *

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List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
Phyllanthus acidus	Fruit	0.0	8.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Phyllanthus emblica	Fruit	0.0	4.0	-0.1	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Physalis ixocarpa	Fruit	0.5	6.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Physalis peruviana	Fruit	0.1	84.0	0.0	Duke, 1992 *
Phytolacca americana	Shoot	52.0	621.0	2.1	Duke, 1992 *
Pimenta dioica	Leaf	103.0	120.0	-0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Pimenta dioica	Fruit	not available	4.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Pinus cembroides	Seed	0.1	0.2	-0.4	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Pinus sylvestris	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Piper auritum	Leaf	34.0	193.0	-0.3	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Piper betel	Leaf	19.0	175.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Piper nigrum	Fruit	0.1	0.1	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Pistacia vera	Seed	1.4	1.5	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Pisum sativum	Fruit	0.8	8.3	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Pisum sativum	Seed	3.6	18.2	0.7	Duke, 1992 *
Plantago major	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Plantago psyllium	Hull Husk	not available	24.0	1.1	Duke, 1992 *
Plantago psyllium	Seed	5.0	24.0	1.1	Duke, 1992 *
Platycodon grandiflorum	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Plectranthus amboinicus	Leaf	10.0	175.0	-0.4	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses