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Chemical BETAINE

Chemical ID
BETAINE
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage
LD50=830 (ivn mus)
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
Abortifacient not available Duke, 1992 *
Antigastritic not available Martindale's 29th
Antihomocystinuric not available Duke, 1992 *
Antimyoatrophic not available Duke, 1992 *
Bruchiphobe not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Cardioprotective not available Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic not available Wealth of India.
Emmenagogue not available Wealth of India.
Ethanolytic not available Duke, 1992 *
Expectorant not available Duke, 1992 *
Hepatoprotective not available Duke, 1992 *
Lipotropic not available Duke, 1992 *
Mucogenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Pesticide not available Duke, 1992 *
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
Achillea millefolium Plant not available not available not available Wealth of India.
Achyranthes aspera Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Achyranthes bidentata Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Althaea officinalis Root not available 40000.0 2.8 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Arnica montana Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia cina Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Astragalus membranaceus Root not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
Avena sativa Root not available 0.1 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Avena sativa Shoot not available 2.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Beta vulgaris Root not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Capsicum annuum Fruit not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
Capsicum frutescens Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Chenopodium album Leaf not available 12200.0 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Cichorium intybus Root not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Citrus sinensis Fruit 390.0 630.0 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Cola acuminata Seed not available 2500.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Croton eluteria Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Croton lechleri Plant not available not available not available Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp.
Daucus carota Root not available 35.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Echinacea angustifolia Root not available 1000.0 -0.3 Jim Duke's personal files.