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
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.

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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
Mangifera indica	Leaf	6.0	44.0	-0.9	Duke, 1992 *
Manihot esculenta	Root	14.0	150.0	0.5	Duke, 1992 *
Manilkara zapota	Fruit	0.2	1.0	-0.1	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Maranta arundinacea	Root	not available	0.0	-0.4	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Medicago sativa	Leaf	0.1	394.0	0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Medicago sativa	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Medicago sativa	Plant	28.0	149.0	0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Melicoccus bijugatas	Fruit	0.2	14.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Mentha spicata	Leaf	2.0	175.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Mentha x piperita	Leaf	35.0	238.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Menyanthes trifoliata	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Mimosa pudica	Leaf	65.0	930.0	2.9	Duke, 1992 *
Mimulus glabratus	Shoot	32.0	326.0	0.8	Duke, 1992 *
Momordica charantia	Fruit	not available	18.0	-0.1	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Momordica charantia	Leaf	51.0	330.0	0.3	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Momordica charantia	Pericarp	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
Morinda citrifolia	Leaf	not available	124.0	-0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Morinda citrifolia	Bark	not available	8.6	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Morinda citrifolia	Fruit	not available	5.2	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Moringa oleifera	Leaf	18.0	72.0	-0.8	Duke, 1992 *