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
Smilax officinalis	Root	8.0	36.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Smilax spp	Root	8.0	36.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Solanum melongena	Fruit	0.0	6.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Solanum nigrum	Leaf	1.0	110.0	-0.7	Duke, 1992 *
Solanum quitoensis	Fruit	1.0	16.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Solanum sessiliflorum	Fruit	1.4	14.0	-0.1	Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
Solanum torvum	Fruit	4.0	27.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Solanum tuberosum	Tuber	not available	0.0	-0.7	Duke, 1992 *
Sonchus oleraceus	Leaf	14.0	545.0	1.2	Duke, 1992 *
Sorbus aucubaria	Plant	62.0	98.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Spinacia oleracea	Plant	4.0	690.0	3.0	Duke, 1992 *
Spinacia oleracea	Leaf	not available	32.5	-1.0	Duke, 1992 *
Spirulina pratensis	Plant	not available	478.0	1.9	Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Spirulina spp.	Plant	not available	480.0	1.9	Duke, 1992 *
Spondias dulcis	Fruit	2.0	16.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Spondias mombin	Fruit	1.0	115.0	0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Spondias pinnata	Fruit	2.0	28.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Spondias purpurea	Fruit	0.6	9.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Stachys officinalis	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Stellaria media	Plant	4.0	43.0	-0.5	Duke, 1992 *