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Chemical BETA-PINENE

Chemical ID
BETAPINENE
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=4,700 mg/kg (orl rat) Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
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 *
Antiinflammatory not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Antispasmodic not available Duke, 1992 *
Candidicide not available Duke, 1992 *
FLavor FEMA 15-600 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Herbicide not available Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
Insectifuge not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Irritant not available Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
Perfumery not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Pesticide not available Duke, 1992 *
Spasmogenic not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Transdermal not available 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
Umbellularia californica Plant 230.0 920.0 0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Valeriana officinalis Root 50.0 960.0 0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Valeriana officinalis Leaf Essent. Oil 5400.0 43000.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Valeriana officinalis Root Essent. Oil not available 48000.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Valeriana officinalis Leaf 12.0 1100.0 1.2 Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations.
Vetiveria zizanioides Root not available 15.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Vitex agnus-castus Leaf Essent. Oil not available 9800.0 -0.6 Jim Duke's personal files.
Vitex agnus-castus Flower not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Vitex agnus-castus Fruit Essent. Oil not available 8300.0 -0.7 Jim Duke's personal files.
Vitex agnus-castus Leaf not available 2.5 -0.4 Ekundayo, O., Laakso, I., Holopainen, M., Hiltunen, R., Oguntimein, B., and Kauppinen, V. 1990. The Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Leaf Oil of Vitex agnus-castus L. J. Essential Oil Research, 2: 115-119.
Vitex agnus-castus Fruit 600.0 4000.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Zea mays Silk Essent. Oil not available 3000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Zingiber officinale Rhizome not available 100.0 0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Zingiber officinale Rhizome Essent. Oil not available 5300.0 1.2 Duke, 1992 *