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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cucurbita pepo | Flower | 12.0 | 240.0 | 3.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cucurbita pepo | Fruit | 9.6 | 114.0 | 0.1 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Cucurbita pepo | Seed | 2.0 | 2.5 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cucurbita spp | Fruit | 0.1 | 1.9 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cuminum cyminum | Seed | 5.0 | 8.0 | 0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cuminum cyminum | Fruit | 5.0 | 8.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Curcuma longa | Rhizome | not available | 0.0 | -0.7 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Curcuma longa | Plant | 6.0 | 18.0 | -0.6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cyamopsis tetragonoloba | Fruit | not available | 2.0 | -0.1 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Cyamopsis tetragonoloba | Shoot | not available | 11.0 | -0.7 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Cycas revoluta | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cyclanthera pedata | Fruit | 0.3 | 82.0 | 0.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cydonia oblonga | Fruit | 0.0 | 16.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cynara cardunculus | Flower | 1.0 | 20.0 | -0.3 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Cyphomandra betacea | Fruit | 3.0 | 32.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cyrtosperma chamissonis | Root | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Daucus carota | Root | 27.0 | 673.0 | 3.9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dioscorea alata | Root | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dioscorea pentaphylla | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dioscorea sp. | Root | not available | 19.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |