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Chemical BENZYL-ALCOHOL

Chemical ID
BENZYLALCOHOL
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=1,230 (orl rat)
LD50=3,100 (orl rat) Merck 11th Edition
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 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.
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
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 Flower not available 4.0 -0.8 Kinghorn, A. D. (Ed.) 2002. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Industrial Profiles. Stevia. The genus Stevia. Taylor & Francis. New York, NY. 211 pp.