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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
Cancer-Preventive 22 ppm Jim Duke's personal files.
Chemopreventive *
Colorant Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
COX-1-Inhibitor IC78=50 ug/ml *
COX-2-Inhibitor IC82=50 ug/ml *
Gastroprotective *
Immunostimulant 180 mg/man/day/orl Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Interferon-Synergist *
Mucogenic Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Phagocytotic Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Prooxidant 20 ug/g *
Thymoprotective Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Ubiquiot Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
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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
Mangifera indica Leaf 6.0 44.0 -0.9 *
Manihot esculenta Root 14.0 150.0 0.5 *
Manilkara zapota Fruit 0.2 1.0 -0.1 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Maranta arundinacea Root 0.0 -0.4 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Medicago sativa Flower *
Medicago sativa Leaf 0.1 394.0 0.6 *
Medicago sativa Plant 28.0 149.0 0.1 *
Melicoccus bijugatas Fruit 0.2 14.0 -0.1 *
Mentha spicata Leaf 2.0 175.0 -0.4 *
Mentha x piperita Leaf 35.0 238.0 -0.1 *
Menyanthes trifoliata Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Mimosa pudica Leaf 65.0 930.0 2.9 *
Mimulus glabratus Shoot 32.0 326.0 0.8 *
Momordica charantia Fruit 18.0 -0.1 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Momordica charantia Pericarp Jim Duke's personal files.
Momordica charantia Leaf 51.0 330.0 0.3 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Morinda citrifolia Bark 8.6 -0.3 *
Morinda citrifolia Leaf 124.0 -0.6 *
Morinda citrifolia Fruit 5.2 -0.1 *
Moringa oleifera Shoot 45.0 215.0 0.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)