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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Chemical 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) 230 ug/kg orl rat *
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
Cnicus benedictus Plant 0.5 3.4 -0.3 *
Cocos nucifera Seed 0.0 -0.3 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
Corylus avellana Seed 0.0 0.1 -0.3 *
Crataegus laevigata Fruit 0.6 2.0 0.1 *
Crataegus rhipidophylla Fruit 20.0 4.6 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Cucumis melo Fruit 0.0 0.0 -0.4 *
Cucumis sativus Fruit 0.0 2.8 0.3 *
Cucurbita pepo Seed 0.1 0.4 -0.3 *
Curcuma longa Plant 0.5 1.6 -0.4 *
Cymbopogon citratus Plant 62.0 2.3 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Cypripedium pubescens Root 49.0 3.1 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Daucus carota Root 0.0 0.0 -0.4 *
Dioscorea sp. Root *
Dioscorea villosa Root 0.2 0.8 -0.3 *
Echinacea purpurea Root 0.5 2.1 -0.2 *
Echinacea spp Root 0.5 -0.3 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Eleutherococcus senticosus Root 0.2 1.0 -0.3 *
Elytrigia repens Plant 102.0 4.1 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Ephedra sinica Plant 0.3 1.2 -0.4 *
Equisetum arvense Plant 0.3 1.3 -0.4 *