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
Brassica oleracea	Stem	0.2	2.7	-0.8	Duke, 1992 *
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l.	Leaf	9.0	138.0	-0.5	Duke, 1992 *
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l.	Flower	not available	4.0	-0.6	Duke, 1992 *
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l.	Leaf	0.6	12.0	-1.1	Duke, 1992 *
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera	Leaf	5.0	41.0	-1.0	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Brassica oleracea var. italica	Leaf	9.0	138.0	-0.5	Duke, 1992 *
Brassica oleracea var. sabellica l.	Leaf	50.0	345.0	0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Brassica oleracea var. viridis l.	Leaf	20.0	328.0	0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Brassica rapa	Leaf	18.0	385.0	0.5	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Brassica rapa	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Bromelia pinguin	Shoot	0.0	1.7	-0.7	Duke, 1992 *
Brosimum alicastrum	Fruit	5.0	35.0	-0.1	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Bupleurum chinense	Root	4.0	36.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Byrsonima crassifolia	Fruit	0.0	2.8	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Cajanus cajan	Fruit	0.4	4.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Cajanus cajan	Seed	0.8	4.6	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Calathea macrosepala	Flower	not available	0.0	-0.6	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Camellia sinensis	Leaf	27.0	84.0	-0.8	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Canavalia ensiformis	Fruit	0.2	2.2	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Canavalia ensiformis	Seed	0.0	0.2	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *