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
Vaccinium corymbosum	Fruit	0.6	3.9	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Vaccinium macrocarpon	Fruit	0.2	2.6	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Vaccinium myrtillus	Fruit	4.0	47.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Vaccinium vitis-idaea	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Valeriana officinalis	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Valeriana officinalis	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Verbascum thapsus	Leaf	19.0	43.0	-1.0	Duke, 1992 *
Verbena officinalis	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Viburnum opulus	Fruit	not available	6400.0	12.2	Duke, 1992 *
Vicia faba	Fruit	0.1	0.6	-0.1	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Vicia faba	Seed	2.1	11.0	0.3	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vigna aconitifolia	Seed	not available	0.2	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Vigna angularis	Seed	0.1	0.9	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Vigna mungo	Seed	0.2	0.5	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Vigna radiata	Seed	0.9	1.2	-0.4	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vigna radiata	Sprout Seedling	0.1	1.4	0.1	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vigna subterranea	Seed	0.0	0.1	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Vigna unguiculata	Seed	0.3	21.9	0.9	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vigna unguiculata	Shoot	0.7	6.9	-0.7	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vigna unguiculata	Fruit	1.5	72.0	0.0	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)