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

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 *
Androgenic? Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacne Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiaging *
Antiarthritic *
Antiasthmatic Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticancer Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticarcinomic Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticervicaldysplasic *
Anticoronary 50 mg/man/2 days *
Antihyperkeratotic *
Antiichythyotic Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antileukoplakic *
Antilipoperoxidant IC71=50 ug/ml *
Antilupus 150 mg/man/day/2 mos Martindale's 28th
Antimaculitic *
Antimastitic Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimutagenic Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antioxidant Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiozenic *
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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
Asparagus officinalis Root 6.5 65.0 0.0 *
Astragalus membranaceus Root *
Avena sativa Plant 16.0 72.0 -0.3 *
Averrhoa bilimbi Fruit 0.4 14.0 -0.1 *
Averrhoa carambola Fruit 0.0 75.0 0.0 *
Bactris gasipaes Fruit 0.5 55.0 0.0 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
Basella alba Leaf 48.0 695.0 1.9 *
Benincasa hispida Fruit 0.0 2.5 -0.1 *
Berberis vulgaris Bark *
Berberis vulgaris Fruit Jim Duke's personal files.
Berberis vulgaris Root 0.0 -0.4 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Bertholletia excelsa Seed 0.0 -0.4 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Beta vulgaris Root 0.0 438.0 2.4 *
Bixa orellana Fruit 0.9 113.0 0.1 *
Blighia sapida Aril 5.5 18.0 1.0 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Boehmeria nivea Leaf 52.0 403.0 0.6 *
Borago officinalis Leaf 25.0 360.0 0.4 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Brassica chinensis Leaf 18.0 385.0 0.5 *
Brassica napus var. napobrassica Root 0.0 -0.4 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Brassica nigra Leaf 29.0 475.0 0.9 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)