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Chemical ID
AZULENE
Ubiquitous
No
| Activity | Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiallergic | not available | Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp. |
| Antibacterial | 500 ppm | Valnet, J. 1982. The Practice of Aromatherapy. Translated from the 1980 French Edition by Robin Campbell and Libby Houston. Destiny Books, New York. 279 pp. |
| Antihistaminic | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| Antipyretic | not available | HerbalGram No. 20, page 40. |
| Antiseptic | 6-500 | Valnet, J. 1982. The Practice of Aromatherapy. Translated from the 1980 French Edition by Robin Campbell and Libby Houston. Destiny Books, New York. 279 pp. |
| Antispasmodic | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Antiulcer | ED50=150 (orl) | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatoregenerative | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Pesticide | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achillea millefolium | Leaf | 0.0 | 8000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acorus calamus | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Artemisia capillaris | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chamaemelum nobile | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cinnamomum camphora | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Curcuma longa | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Daucus carota | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ferula assa-foetida | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ferula jaeschkeana | Fruit | not available | 1900.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Inula helenium | 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. |
| Matricaria recutita | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Melaleuca leucadendra | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| Mentha x piperita | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Panax ginseng | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pavonia odorata | Root | not available | 200.0 | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Pimpinella anisum | Seed | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Pinus walliciana | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Piper cubeba | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Pogostemon cablin | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Valeriana officinalis | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |