Chemical ID
SELENIUM
Ubiquitous
Yes
| Dosage |
|---|
| PTD=1 mg/day |
| RDA=10-75 ug/day |
| LD50=6,700 mg/kg (orl rat) |
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| Activity Sort descending | Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antitumor (Breast) | 333.6 ug/day | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Lung) | 240 ug/kg diet | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Prostate) | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcerogenic | not available | 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 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AP-1-Inhibitor | 2-50 uM | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apoptotic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | not available | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Cardioprotective | 200 ug/day | Duke, 1992 * |
| Depressant | not available | 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 | not available | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Immunomodulator | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pesticide | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Polyamine-Synthesis-Inhibitor | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Sparer | not available | 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VEGF-Inhibitor | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
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| Plant Name Sort descending | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brassica oleracea var. italica | Stem | not available | 0.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Brassica pekinensis | Leaf | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Brassica rapa | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bupleurum chinense | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Capsicum annuum | Fruit | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carica papaya | Fruit | 0.1 | 1.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carthamus tinctorius | Flower | 0.3 | 2.0 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carya illinoensis | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carya ovata | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Caulophyllum thalictroides | Root | 0.4 | 3.5 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Centella asiatica | Leaf | 0.1 | 1.2 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chamaemelum nobile | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chondrus crispus | Plant | not available | 18.0 | 0.4 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| Chrysanthemum parthenium | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chrysanthemum parthenium | Leaf | 0.3 | 1.7 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cichorium endivia | Leaf | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cimicifuga racemosa | Root | 0.7 | 3.2 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Citrus paradisi | Fruit | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Citrus reticulata | Fruit | not available | 0.0 | -0.4 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| Citrus sinensis | Fruit | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |