Chemical SELENIUM | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Chemical ID

SELENIUM

Ubiquitous

Yes

List of known dosages
Dosage
PTD=1 mg/day
RDA=10-75 ug/day
LD50=6,700 mg/kg (orl rat)

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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 Sort descending	Dosage	Reference
Antileukemic	1.6 mg/kg ipr mus	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene	not available	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimaculitic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antimelanomic	480 ug/kg	Duke, 1992 *
Antimenopausal	200 ug/day	Duke, 1992 *
Antimetastatic	480 ug/kg	Duke, 1992 *
Antimyalgic	200 ug/day	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
AntiNF-kB	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antiosteoarthritic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant	100-200 (-400) ug/man/day	Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian	200-400 ug/day	Duke, 1992 *
Antiproliferant	2 uM	Duke, 1992 *
Antiradicular	100-200 (-400) ug/man/day	Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antirheumatic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antisyndrome-X	100-200 (-400) ug/man/day	Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antitumor	100-200 (-400) ug/man/day	Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antitumor (brain)	38-150 ug/kg	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Breast)	230 ug/kg orl rat	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Breast)	333.6 ug/day	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Breast)	0.8 mg/kg scu mus	Duke, 1992 *

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List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
Achillea millefolium	Plant	0.3	1.6	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Actaea racemosa	Root	not available	3.2	-0.1	Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Agathosma betulina	Leaf	not available	70.0	5.0	Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Allium cepa	Bulb	0.0	0.0	-1.0	Duke, 1992 *
Allium sativum var. sativum	Root	0.6	1.6	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Allium sativum var. sativum	Bulb	0.1	1.6	1.0	Duke, 1992 *
Aloe spp.	Leaf	not available	2.3	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Aloe vera	Leaf	not available	2.3	-0.2	Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Althaea officinalis	Root	0.4	3.3	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Amorphophallus konjac	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Anacardium occidentale	Seed	not available	0.2	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Anethum graveolens	Plant	0.0	0.0	-0.4	ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
Angelica sinensis	Root	0.1	0.4	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Apium graveolens	Root	not available	0.0	-0.4	ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
Apium graveolens	Fruit	not available	0.2	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Apium graveolens	Seed	not available	0.2	-0.3	Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Arachis hypogaea	Seed	not available	0.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Arctium lappa	Root	0.3	1.4	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Leaf	0.2	1.6	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Armoracia rusticana	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *