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
Canna indica	Root	0.1	0.3	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Cannabis sativa	Seed	0.0	0.1	-0.4	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Capsella bursa-pastoris	Plant	2.6	22.0	-0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Capsicum annuum	Fruit	25.0	95.0	0.0	Duke, 1992 *
Capsicum frutescens	Fruit	1.0	38.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Carica papaya	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Carica papaya	Leaf	116.0	514.0	1.1	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Carica papaya	Seed Oil	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
Carica papaya	Pericarp	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
Carica pentagona	Fruit	0.6	9.0	-0.1	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Carthamus tinctorius	Flower	13.0	90.0	0.8	Duke, 1992 *
Carum carvi	Fruit	not available	2.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Carum carvi	Seed	not available	2.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Carya illinoensis	Seed	0.1	0.8	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Casimiroa edulis	Fruit	0.3	2.4	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Catha edulis	Leaf	not available	18.0	-1.1	Duke, 1992 *
Caulophyllum thalictroides	Root	2.6	24.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Centella asiatica	Leaf	40.0	369.0	0.5	Duke, 1992 *
Chamaemelum nobile	Flower	not available	2.2	-0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Chenopodium album	Leaf	71.0	316.0	0.2	Duke, 1992 *