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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mentha x piperita | Leaf | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.9 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| Menyanthes trifoliata | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| Morinda citrifolia | Fruit | not available | 0.0 | -0.7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myroxylon balsamum | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Narcissus tazetta | Flower | 165.0 | 360.0 | 0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ocimum basilicum | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Origanum minutiflorum | Shoot | 0.1 | 2.0 | -1.0 | Baser, K.H.C., Tumen, G., Sezik, E. 1991. The Essential Oil of Origanum minutiflorum O. Schwarz and P.H. Davis. J. Ess. Oil Res. 3: 445-446. |
| Phaseolus vulgaris | Stem Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Polianthes tuberosa | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prunus armeniaca | Fruit | 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. |
| Prunus laurocerasus | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prunus persica | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pueraria montana | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Rheum palmatum | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Robinia pseudoacacia | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Rosmarinus officinalis | Plant | 7.0 | 32.0 | 1.0 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Sambucus nigra | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sambucus nigra | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sarracenia flava | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Stevia rebaudiana | Leaf | not available | 12.0 | 0.1 | Kinghorn, A. D. (Ed.) 2002. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Industrial Profiles. Stevia. The genus Stevia. Taylor & Francis. New York, NY. 211 pp. |