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Chemical ID
BENZALDEHYDE
Ubiquitous
No
| 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) |
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| 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 * |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melaleuca viridiflora | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| Melissa officinalis | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Gbolade, A.A. and Lockwood, G.B. 1991. The Constituents of Melissa officinalis L. Cultures. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 111-114. |
| Mentha spicata | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| Mentha spicata | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Micromeria fruticosa | Shoot | not available | 0.0 | -0.2 | Fleisher, Z. and Fleisher, A. 1991. The Essential Oil of Micromeria fruticosa (L.) Druce subsp. barbata (Boiss et. Ky.), P.H. Davis. Aromatic Plants of the Holy Land and the Sinai. Part VII. J. Ess. Oil Res 3: 477-479. |
| Micromeria fruticosa | Shoot | not available | 0.0 | -0.2 | Fleisher, Z. and Fleisher, A. 1991. The Essential Oil of Micromeria fruticosa (L.) Druce subsp. barbata (Boiss et. Ky.), P.H. Davis. Aromatic Plants of the Holy Land and the Sinai. Part VII. J. Ess. Oil Res 3: 477-479. |
| Morus alba | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Murraya koenigii | Leaf | not available | 0.1 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myroxylon balsamum | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Narcissus tazetta | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ocimum basilicum | Essential Oil | not available | 700.0 | -0.7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ocimum gratissimum | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -0.2 | Vostrowsky, O., Garbe, W., Bestmann, H.J. and Maia, J.G.S. 1990. Essential Oil of Alfavaca, Ocimum gratissimum, from Brazilian Amazon. Zeitschr. Naturforschung 45(C): 1073-6. |
| Origanum onites | Shoot | not available | 0.0 | -0.2 | Biondi, D., Cianci, P., Geraci, C. and Ruberto, G. 1993. Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Sicilian Aromatic Plants. Flav. & Frag. J. 8: 331-7. |
| Panax ginseng | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Perilla frutescens | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Nguyen, X. D., La, D. M., Lu'u, D. C., Leclercq, P. A. 1995. Essential Oil Constituents from the Aerial Parts of Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton. J. Essent. Oil Res., 7(4): 429-432. |
| Perilla frutescens | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 16000.0 | 0.7 | Kang, R., Helms, R., Stout, M.J., Jaber, H., Chen, Z., and Nakatsu, T. 1992. Antimicrobial Activity of the Volatile Constituents of Perilla frutescens and Its Synergistic Effects with Polygodial. J. Agric. Food Chem., 40: 2328-2330. |
| Petiveria alliacea | Root | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| Petroselinum crispum | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Peumus boldus | Leaf | not available | 1.0 | -0.5 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Phaseolus vulgaris | Stem Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |