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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
Pyrus communis	Fruit	0.2	1.7	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Quararibea cordata	Fruit	10.0	72.0	0.0	Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
Quercus alba	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Raphanus sativus	Fruit	0.3	26.2	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Raphanus sativus	Leaf	24.7	214.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Raphanus sativus	Root	0.0	1.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Rheum rhabarbarum	Leaf	0.3	5.0	-1.1	Duke, 1992 *
Rheum rhabarbarum	Pt	0.6	12.0	-0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Rhodymenia palmata	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Ribes nigrum	Fruit	1.0	8.0	-0.1	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Ribes rubrum	Fruit	0.3	4.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Ribes uva-crispa	Fruit	0.6	14.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Rosa canina	Fruit	8.0	42.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Rosa gallica	Flower	16.0	17.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Rosa rubiginosa	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Rosmarinus officinalis	Plant	19.0	21.0	-0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Rosmarinus officinalis	Leaf	15.0	55.0	-0.9	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Rubus idaeus	Fruit	0.1	7.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Rubus idaeus	Leaf	19.0	114.0	-0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Rumex acetosa	Leaf	77.0	1100.0	3.7	Duke, 1992 *