Chemical ID
BETACAROTENE
Ubiquitous
Yes
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 |
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 * |
Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Citrus sinensis | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
Citrus sinensis | Fruit | 1.0 | 28.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Cnicus benedictus | Plant | 18.0 | 133.0 | 0.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
Cnidoscolus chayamansa | Leaf | 60.0 | 425.0 | 0.7 | Duke, 1992 * |
Coccinia grandis | Fruit | 15.6 | 226.0 | 0.3 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
Coffea arabica | Leaf | 20.0 | 25.0 | -1.0 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
Coix lacryma-jobi | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.4 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
Cola acuminata | Seed | not available | 1.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
Colocasia esculenta | Root | 0.0 | 0.8 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
Colocasia esculenta | Leaf | 18.0 | 298.0 | 0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Corchorus olitorius | Leaf | 33.0 | 495.0 | 1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
Coriandrum sativum | Leaf | 29.0 | 228.0 | -0.1 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
Coriandrum sativum | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
Corylus avellana | Seed | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
Crataegus laevigata | Fruit | 1.4 | 5.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Crataegus rhipidophylla | Fruit | not available | 5.4 | -0.1 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
Crescentia alata | Seed | not available | 0.2 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
Crocus sativus | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Cucumis melo | Fruit | 0.2 | 201.0 | 0.2 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
Cucumis sativus | Fruit | 0.3 | 8.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |