Chemical BETA-CAROTENE | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Dosage	Reference
Cancer-Preventive	22 ppm	Jim Duke's personal files.
Chemopreventive	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Colorant	not available	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	Duke, 1992 *
COX-2-Inhibitor	IC82=50 ug/ml	Duke, 1992 *
Gastroprotective	not available	Duke, 1992 *
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	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Mucogenic	not available	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Phagocytotic	not available	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Prooxidant	20 ug/g	Duke, 1992 *
Thymoprotective	not available	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Ubiquiot	not available	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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
Pyrus communis	Fruit	0.2	1.7	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Quararibea cordata	Fruit	10.0	72.0	0.0	Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
Quercus alba	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Raphanus sativus	Fruit	0.3	26.2	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Raphanus sativus	Leaf	24.7	214.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Raphanus sativus	Root	0.0	1.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Rheum rhabarbarum	Leaf	0.3	5.0	-1.1	Duke, 1992 *
Rheum rhabarbarum	Pt	0.6	12.0	-0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Rhodymenia palmata	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Ribes nigrum	Fruit	1.0	8.0	-0.1	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Ribes rubrum	Fruit	0.3	4.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Ribes uva-crispa	Fruit	0.6	14.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Rosa canina	Fruit	8.0	42.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Rosa gallica	Flower	16.0	17.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Rosa rubiginosa	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Rosmarinus officinalis	Leaf	15.0	55.0	-0.9	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Rosmarinus officinalis	Plant	19.0	21.0	-0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Rubus idaeus	Leaf	19.0	114.0	-0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Rubus idaeus	Fruit	0.1	7.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Rumex acetosa	Leaf	77.0	1100.0	3.7	Duke, 1992 *