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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)

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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
Syzygium aromaticum Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Tanacetum parthenium Shoot not available not available not available Hendriks, H., Bos, R., and Woerdenbag, H. J. 1996. The Essential Oil of Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Schultz-Bip. Flavor and Fragrance Journal 11(6): 367-71.
Thymus capitatus 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.
Trifolium pratense Flower not available 12.0 1.0 Buchnauer,G.,Jirovetz,L.,Nikiforov,A.1996.Comparative Investigation of Essential Clover Flower Oils from Austria Using Gas Chromatography-Flame Ionization Detection,Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectometry,and Gas Chrom.-Olfactometry.J.Agrc.Food Chem.44:1827-8
Triticum aestivum Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Umbellularia californica Plant 70.0 280.0 1.5 Duke, 1992 *
Vaccinium corymbosum Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Vaccinium macrocarpon Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Vaccinium myrtillus Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Vanilla planifolia Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Zea mays Silk Essent. Oil not available 1000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Zea mays Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Zea mays Husk Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Zingiber officinale Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *