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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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SELENIUM

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.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Antitumor (Breast) 333.6 ug/day *
Antitumor (Lung) 240 ug/kg diet *
Antitumor (Prostate) *
Antiulcerogenic Rafatullah, S., Tariq, M., Al-Yahya, M.A., Mossa, J.S., and Ageel, A.M. 1989. Evaluation of Turmeric (Curcuma longa) for Gastric and Duodenal Antiulcer Activity in Rats. J. of Ethnopharmacology, 29: 25-34, 1990.
Anxiolytic *
AP-1-Inhibitor 2-50 uM *
Apoptotic *
Cancer-Preventive Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Cardioprotective 200 ug/day *
Depressant Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp.
Fungicide Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Immunomodulator *
Immunostimulant 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
NF-kB-Inhibitor *
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor *
Pesticide *
Polyamine-Synthesis-Inhibitor *
Prostaglandin-Sparer Fujita, T., Nakatani, E., Funaishi, N., Sakuma, S., Fujimoto, Y. Potent inhibition of prostaglandin inactivation in rabbit gastric antral mucosal slices by selenium ions in-vitro. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 655-657, 1990.
Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor IC50=2-50 uM *
VEGF-Inhibitor *
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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
Asparagus officinalis Root 0.1 1.0 -0.3 *
Asparagus officinalis Shoot 0.0 0.1 -0.4 *
Astragalus membranaceus Root 0.2 1.0 -0.3 *
Avena sativa Bran *
Avena sativa Plant 0.3 1.3 -0.4 *
Barosma betulina Leaf *
Berberis vulgaris Bark 3.4 -0.1 *
Berberis vulgaris Root 3.4 -0.1 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Bertholletia excelsa Seed 3.0 497.0 4.7 *
Beta vulgaris Root 0.0 -0.4 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
Brassica napus var. napobrassica Leaf 0.0 -0.4 *
Brassica napus var. napobrassica Root 0.0 -0.4 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
Brassica napus var. napobrassica Stem 0.0 -0.4 *
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Leaf 0.0 -0.4 *
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Stem 0.0 -0.4 *
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Flower *
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Leaf 0.0 0.3 -0.4 *
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera Leaf 0.0 -0.4 *
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera Stem 0.0 -0.4 *
Brassica oleracea var. italica Leaf 0.0 0.0 -0.4 *