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Chemical ID
CAMPHOR
CAS Registry Number
464482
Ubiquitous
No
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpinia galanga | Rhizome | 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 | Shoot | 20.0 | 200.0 | -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 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 * |