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Chemical CAMPHOR

Chemical ID
CAMPHOR
CAS Registry Number
464482
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=3,000 (ipr mus)
LDlo=1,000 mg/chd Martindale's 28th
LDlo=50 J. Nat. Prod. 50: 1017.
LDlo=900 (ipr rat) CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
LD=1,200 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
Allelopathic not available Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic not available Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Antidiarrheic 500 ug/ml Wealth of India.
Antidysenteric 500 ug/ml Wealth of India.
Antiemetic 100-200 mg man orl Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antifeedant IC50=5,000 ppm diet 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.
Antifibrositic not available Martindale's 28th
Antineuralgic not available Martindale's 28th
Antipruritic not available Merck 11th Edition
Antiseptic not available Merck 11th Edition
Antispasmodic ED50=0.075 mg/ml Fitoterapia No.59-1984.
Cancer-Preventive not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Carminative not available Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994.
CNS-Stimulant not available Duke, 1992 *
Convulsant not available R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
Cosmetic not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Counterirritant not available Martindale's 28th
Decongestant not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
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
Achillea millefolium Leaf 20.0 2880.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Acinos alpinus Shoot not available 1.0 -0.2 Velasco-Negueruela,A., Perez-Alonso,M.J., Jiminez,S.M. and Garcia,F.M. 1993. The Volatile Constituents of Acinus alpinus (L.) Moench ssp. meridionalis (Nyman). P.W. Ball Growing in Spain. Flav. & Frag. J. 8:127-130.)
Acinos alpinus Shoot not available 1.0 -0.2 Velasco-Negueruela,A., Perez-Alonso,M.J., Jiminez,S.M. and Garcia,F.M. 1993. The Volatile Constituents of Acinus alpinus (L.) Moench ssp. meridionalis (Nyman). P.W. Ball Growing in Spain. Flav. & Frag. J. 8:127-130.)
Acorus calamus Rhizome not available not available not available Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
Alpinia galanga Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Alpinia galanga Rhizome Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Alpinia officinarum Rhizome not available not available not available Wealth of India.
Ammi visnaga Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Amomum compactum Seed not available not available not available Duke, J. A. and duCellier, J. L. 1993. CRC Handbook of Alternative Cash Crops. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL 33431. 536 pp. US $312.50.
Anethum graveolens Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Annona squamosa Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia annua Leaf 100.0 8720.0 -0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia dracunculus Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia dracunculus Leaf Essent. Oil not available 20000.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia dracunculus Shoot 20.0 200.0 -0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia herba-alba Plant 580.0 773.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia salsoloides Shoot not available 210000.0 7.7 V. Kaul, P. Weyerstahl, H. Wahlberg, H. Marschall, (1992); Volatile constituents of the essential oil and the absolute of Aremisia salsoloides Willd. from Ladakh,Flavour and Fragrance journal, Vol.7, 299-305.
Artemisia vulgaris Plant not available not available not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Calamintha nepeta Leaf not available 1.0 -0.2 Akgul, A., De Pooter, H.L., and De Buyck, L.F. 1991. The Essential Oils of Calamintha nepeta subsp. glandulosa and Ziziphora clinopodioides from Turkey. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 7-10.
Cannabis sativa Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *