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Chemical BENZALDEHYDE

Chemical ID
BENZALDEHYDE
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=1,000 (orl gpg) Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006., Merck 11th Edition
LD50=1,300 (orl rat)
List of chemical activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Dosage Reference
Allergenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial not available Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer not available Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antipeptic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antispasmodic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor not available Duke, 1992 *
Candidicide not available Duke, 1992 *
FLavor FEMA 150-800 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Immunostimulant not available Duke, 1992 *
Insecticide not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Insectifuge 50 ppm J. Stored. Prod. Res., 22:141, 1986.
Motor-Depressant not available Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Narcotic not available Merck 11th Edition
Nematicide MLC=1 mg/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
Pesticide not available Duke, 1992 *
Sedative not available Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Termiticide LD100=5 mg/g Duke, 1992 *
List of chemical plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Acacia farnesiana Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
Acacia farnesiana Flower not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
Acinos suaveolens Shoot not available 200.0 0.3 Jim Duke's personal files.
Aesculus hippocastanum Flower Essent. Oil not available 11000.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Agastache foeniculum Plant 1.0 135.0 0.1 Mazza, G. and Kiehn, F.A. 1992. Essential Oil of Agastache foeniculum, A Potential Source of Methyl Chavicol. J. Ess. Oil Res., 4: 295-299.
Anacardium occidentale Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Aniba rosaeodora Essential Oil not available 300.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Arctium lappa Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Aspalathus linearis Leaf Essent. Oil not available 15900.0 0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Avena sativa Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Brassica oleracea Stem not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Callicarpa americana Leaf not available 0.6 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Camellia sinensis Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Camellia sinensis Shoot 2100.0 2300.0 5.5 Duke, 1992 *
Cananga odorata Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Capsicum annuum Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Capsicum frutescens Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Carica papaya Fruit not available 300.0 -0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Carthamus tinctorius Bud not available 0.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
Carthamus tinctorius Leaf not available 0.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *