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Chemical 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
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
Antipapillomic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiphotophobic 30-300 mg/man/day Martindale's 29th
Antipityriasic not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiPMS not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiporphyric 30-300 mg/man/day Martindale's 28th
Antiproliferant not available Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antipsoriac not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiradicular not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antirheumatic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antistress not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitumor not available Simon, P.W. Carrots and Other Horticultural Crops as a Source of Provitamin A Carotenes. HortScience, 25(12): 1495, 1990.
Antitumor (Breast) IC45=60 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (CNS) IC43=45 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon) IC43=45 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung) IC30=60 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate) not available Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach) IC26=45 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer 12 mg 3x/day/man/orl Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiulcer 15,000-25,000 IU/day Duke, 1992 *
Antixerophthalmic not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
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
Acacia decurrens Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Acacia farnesiana Leaf 120.0 646.0 1.7 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Acacia nilotica Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Achillea millefolium Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Actaea racemosa Root not available 2.4 -0.4 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Actinidia chinensis Fruit 0.4 6.0 -0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Aegle marmelos Fruit 0.5 1.3 -0.1 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Aglaonema commutatum Fruit not available not available not available Wealth of India.
Aleurites moluccana Seed not available 0.0 -0.4 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Allium ampeloprasum Flower 25.0 151.0 1.7 Duke, 1992 *
Allium ampeloprasum Leaf 0.2 230.0 -0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Allium ampeloprasum Root 0.2 1.8 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Allium cepa Bulb 0.0 52.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Allium cepa Flower not available 28.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Allium cepa Leaf 12.0 158.0 -0.4 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Allium sativum var. sativum Bulb 0.0 0.2 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Allium sativum var. sativum Flower 0.6 5.0 -0.5 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Allium sativum var. sativum Leaf 9.0 68.0 -0.8 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Allium sativum var. sativum Shoot 2.0 9.0 -0.7 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Allium sativum var. sativum Root 0.1 0.2 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *