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Chemical BENZYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE

Chemical ID
BENZYLISOTHIOCYANATE
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=140 mg/kg unk
LD50=150 mg/kg (scu mus) Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
LD100=100 mg/kg (ipr rat) Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
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
Albuminurigenic not available Commission E. Blumenthal,M.,Hall,T. and Rister,R.S. eds.1997.The ABC's German Commission E Monographs - Therapeutic Monographs on Medicinal Plants for Human Use by Commission E - A Special Expert Committee of the German Federal Health Agency.ABC.Austin TX
Allergenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial not available Duke, 1992 *
Antibiotic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antineoplastic not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antinitrosaminic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral not available Duke, 1992 *
Flatulent not available Duke, 1992 *
Fungicide not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Herbicide IC100=0.4 mM Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Insecticide not available Duke, 1992 *
Irritant not available Commission E. Blumenthal,M.,Hall,T. and Rister,R.S. eds.1997.The ABC's German Commission E Monographs - Therapeutic Monographs on Medicinal Plants for Human Use by Commission E - A Special Expert Committee of the German Federal Health Agency.ABC.Austin TX
Laxative 90 mg cow Duke, 1992 *
Nematicide 0.3-6 mM Duke, 1992 *
Pesticide not available Duke, 1992 *
Viristat not available Commission E. Blumenthal,M.,Hall,T. and Rister,R.S. eds.1997.The ABC's German Commission E Monographs - Therapeutic Monographs on Medicinal Plants for Human Use by Commission E - A Special Expert Committee of the German Federal Health Agency.ABC.Austin TX
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
Alliaria petiolata Essential Oil 2.0 25.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Allium cepa Bulb not available not available not available Dorsch, W., Adam, O., Weber, J., Ziegeltrum, T. 1985. Antiasthmatic Effects of Onion Extracts - Detection of Benzyl- and Other Isothiocyanates (Mustard Oils) as Antiasthmatic Compounds of Plant Origin. Eur. J. Pharmacol., 107(1): 17-24.
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Carica papaya Fruit 0.0 291.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Carica papaya Seed 2000.0 5000.0 -1.0 Jim Duke's personal files.
Lepidium sativum Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Moringa oleifera Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Tropaeolum majus Seed not available 9700.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Tropaeolum majus Shoot not available 300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *