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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
Dioscorea villosa Root 7.0 29.0 -0.3 *
Diospyros digyna Fruit 2.0 6.0 -0.1 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
Durio zibethinus Fruit 0.1 1.0 -0.1 *
Echinacea purpurea Root 0.6 2.2 -0.4 *
Echinacea spp Root 2.2 -0.4 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Elaeagnus commutata Fruit 0.2 1.4 -0.1 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Elaeagnus umbellatus Fruit 5.5 30.0 -0.1 *
Elaeis guineensis Fruit 365.0 575.0 1.0 *
Eleocharis dulcis Tuber 0.0 -0.7 *
Eleutherococcus senticosus Root 6.0 30.0 -0.2 *
Ephedra sinica Plant 8.0 37.0 -0.5 *
Equisetum arvense Plant 11.0 49.0 -0.5 *
Equisetum arvense Sprout Seedling Jim Duke's personal files.
Eriobotrya japonica Fruit 2.6 68.0 0.0 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Eriodictyon californicum Leaf 21.0 96.0 -0.7 *
Erythrina berteroana Shoot 2.0 14.0 -0.7 *
Erythrina fusca Leaf 23.0 125.0 -0.6 *
Erythroxylum coca Leaf 5.4 7.0 -1.1 *
Eugenia brasiliensis Fruit 0.4 2.4 -0.1 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
Eugenia floribunda Fruit 0.0 -0.2 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses