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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polygonum multiflorum | Root | not available | 2.4 | -0.4 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| Polymnia edulis | Root | 2.6 | 10.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Portulaca oleracea | Herb | 11.0 | 4650.0 | 1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pourouma cecropiaefolia | Fruit | not available | 0.0 | -0.2 | J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995 |
| Pouteria caimito | Fruit | 2.0 | 29.0 | -0.1 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Pouteria campechiana | Fruit | 2.0 | 29.0 | -0.1 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Pouteria viridis | Fruit | 0.5 | 1.6 | -0.1 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Prunus armeniaca | Fruit | 13.0 | 189.0 | 0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prunus armeniaca | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.4 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Prunus cerasus | Fruit | 1.0 | 6.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prunus domestica | Fruit | 1.4 | 43.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prunus dulcis | Seed | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.4 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Prunus persica | Fruit | 0.0 | 30.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prunus salicifolia | Fruit | 0.1 | 7.0 | -0.1 | Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981. |
| Psidium cattleianum | Fruit | 0.0 | 9.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Psidium guajava | Fruit | 0.8 | 46.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Psophocarpus tetragonolobus | Fruit | not available | 4.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Psophocarpus tetragonolobus | Seed | 0.8 | 6.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Psoralea esculenta | Root | 0.0 | 1.0 | -0.4 | Izadoost, M. & Robinson, T., Synergism & antagonism in the pharmacology of alkaloidal plants, pp 137-58 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds., Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture & Pharmacology, v. 2, 1987, 255pp. |
| Pteridium aquilinum | Leaf | not available | 1.0 | -1.1 | Duke, 1992 * |