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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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
Chenopodium ambrosioides Leaf 35.0 165.0 -0.4 *
Chondrus crispus Plant 55.0 -0.4 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Chrysanthemum coronarium Bud 88.0 1183.0 1.0 *
Chrysanthemum coronarium Leaf 32.0 485.0 1.0 *
Chrysanthemum parthenium Leaf 2.5 14.0 -1.1 *
Chrysanthemum parthenium Plant 14.0 -0.7 *
Chrysobalanus icaco Fruit 0.7 5.0 -0.1 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Chrysophyllum cainito Fruit 0.0 0.9 -0.1 *
Cicer arietinum Seed 0.4 0.5 -0.4 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Cichorium endivia Leaf 9.6 241.0 -0.1 *
Cichorium intybus Leaf 0.0 228.0 -0.1 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Cimicifuga racemosa Root 5.0 24.0 -0.3 *
Cinnamomum aromaticum Bark 1.0 2.0 -0.7 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Cinnamomum verum Bark 1.0 2.0 -0.7 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Citrullus lanatus Fruit 2.0 48.0 -0.1 *
Citrus aurantiifolia Fruit 0.0 2.0 -0.1 *
Citrus aurantium Fruit 1.0 27.0 -0.1 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Citrus limon Fruit 0.0 2.0 -0.1 *
Citrus paradisi Fruit 0.0 5.0 -0.1 *
Citrus reticulata Fruit 1.0 44.0 -0.1 *