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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opuntia ficus-indica | Fruit | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar. |
| Opuntia ficus-indica | Bud | not available | 0.3 | -1.0 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| Origanum majorana | Plant | 48.0 | 52.0 | -0.4 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Origanum vulgare | Plant | 41.0 | 45.0 | -0.5 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Oryza sativa | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Oxalis tuberosa | Root | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pachira macrocarpa | Seed | 12.0 | 13.0 | 0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pachyrhizus erosus | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Panax ginseng | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Papaver somniferum | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Parthenium integrifolium | Root | 7.0 | 42.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Passiflora edulis | Fruit | 4.0 | 17.0 | -0.1 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Passiflora foetida | Fruit | not available | 0.0 | -0.2 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Passiflora incarnata | Flower | 5.3 | 48.0 | 0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Passiflora ligularis | Fruit | 0.0 | 1.2 | -0.1 | Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981. |
| Passiflora mollissima | Fruit | 0.0 | 1.2 | -0.1 | Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981. |
| Passiflora quadrangularis | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Passiflora quadrangularis | Seed | 0.2 | 1.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pastinaca sativa | Root | 0.2 | 1.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Peperomia pelucida | Leaf | 25.0 | 320.0 | 0.3 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |