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Chemical ID
BENZYLALCOHOL
Ubiquitous
No
| Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|
| LD50=1,230 (orl rat) | |
| LD50=3,100 (orl rat) | Merck 11th Edition |
| Activity | Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Allergenic | not available | Martindale's 29th |
| Anesthetic | not available | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiodontalgic | not available | Martindale's 28th |
| Antipruritic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | not available | Martindale's 29th |
| FLavor | Fema 200-1,200 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Fungicide | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pesticide | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sedative | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glycyrrhiza glabra | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hesperis matronalis | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Nielsen, J. K., Jakobsen, H. B., Friis, P., Hansen, K., Moller, J., Olsen, C. E. 1995. Asynchronous Rhythmus in the Emission of Volatiles from Hesperis matronalis Flowers. Phytochemistry, 38(4): 847-851. |
| Hibiscus sabdariffa | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| Hibiscus sabdariffa | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| Hyacinthus orientalis | Flower | 64.0 | 920.0 | 2.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hyssopus officinalis | Flower | 3.0 | 32.0 | -0.7 | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72. |
| Hyssopus officinalis | Leaf | 0.1 | 30.0 | 1.6 | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72. |
| Hyssopus officinalis | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Iris x germanica | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Jasminum officinale | Flower | 120.0 | 228.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Juglans nigra | Essential Oil | not available | 29000.0 | 1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Juglans nigra | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Levisticum officinale | Root | 3.0 | 30.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Ligustrum japonicum | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Liquidambar orientalis | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Liquidambar styraciflua | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lonicera japonica | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Schlotzhauer, W.S., S.D. Pair, and R.J. Horvat. 1996. Volatile constituents from the flowers of Japanese Honeysuckle. J. Agric. Food Chem. 44:206-209. |
| Lycopersicon esculentum | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mentha spicata | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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. |