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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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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
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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Antipapillomic *
Antiphotophobic 30-300 mg/man/day Martindale's 29th
Antipityriasic Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiPMS *
Antiporphyric 30-300 mg/man/day Martindale's 28th
Antiproliferant Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antipsoriac Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiradicular Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antirheumatic *
Antistress Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitumor 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 *
Antitumor (CNS) IC43=45 ug/ml *
Antitumor (Colon) IC43=45 ug/ml *
Antitumor (Lung) IC30=60 ug/ml *
Antitumor (Prostate) *
Antitumor (Stomach) IC26=45 ug/ml *
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 *
Antixerophthalmic Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
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List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Rumex crispus Leaf 10.4 140.0 -0.5 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Rumex crispus Root 58.0 225.0 1.0 *
Ruscus aculeatus Root 4.0 13.0 -0.4 *
Salix alba Bark *
Salvia officinalis Leaf 6.0 39.0 -1.0 *
Sambucus canadensis Fruit 4.0 18.0 -0.1 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Sambucus nigra Fruit 100.0 150.0 0.1 *
Sambucus nigra Leaf 150.0 -0.5 *
Satureja hortensis Plant 34.0 -0.5 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Schisandra chinensis Fruit 9.0 61.0 0.0 *
Scutellaria lateriflora Plant 2.6 19.0 -0.6 *
Sechium edule Shoot 12.0 164.0 0.0 *
Senna alexandrina Leaf 48.0 235.0 -0.1 *
Serenoa repens Fruit 3.0 24.0 -0.1 *
Sesamum indicum Seed CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Sicana odorifera Fruit 1.0 8.0 -0.1 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Sida rhombifolia Leaf 60.0 305.0 0.2 *
Silybum marianum Plant 31.0 -0.6 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Silybum marianum Leaf 7.0 31.0 -1.0 *
Sinapis alba Seed *