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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Origanum syriacum | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Fleisher, A. & Fleisher, Z. 1991. Chemical Composition of Origanum syriacum L. Essential Oil. J. Ess. Oil Res. 3: 121-123. |
| Origanum syriacum | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -0.2 | Fleisher, A. & Fleisher, Z. 1991. Chemical Composition of Origanum syriacum L. Essential Oil. J. Ess. Oil Res. 3: 121-123. |
| Origanum vulgare | Plant | 0.0 | 40.0 | -0.6 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Peumus boldus | Leaf | 1.6 | 150.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pimenta racemosa | Leaf | 0.0 | 240.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pimpinella anisum | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pinus sylvestris | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Piper auritum | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| Piper nigrum | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Polygonum hydropiper | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ptychopetalum olacoides | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 62000.0 | not available | Uber Bucek, E., Fournier, G., Dadoun, H. 1987. Volatile Constituents of Ptychopetalum olacoides Root Oil. Planta Med. 53, 2: 231. |
| Pycnanthemum clinopodioides | Shoot | 42.0 | 44.0 | -0.2 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Pycnanthemum montanum | Shoot | 3395.0 | 3880.0 | 0.0 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides | Shoot | 78.0 | 116.0 | -0.2 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Pycnanthemum tenuifolium | Shoot | 4.0 | 40.0 | -0.2 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Rhododendron dauricum | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Rosmarinus eriocalyx | Shoot | 1590.0 | 2670.0 | -0.1 | Soriano Cano, M.C., Sotomayor Sanchez, J.A., Sanchez Gomez, P. and Garcia Vallejo, M.C. 1993. Essential Oils of the Rosmarinus eriocalyx-tomentosus Complex in Southeast Spain. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 243-246. |
| Rosmarinus eriocalyx | Shoot | 1590.0 | 2670.0 | -0.1 | Soriano Cano, M.C., Sotomayor Sanchez, J.A., Sanchez Gomez, P. and Garcia Vallejo, M.C. 1993. Essential Oils of the Rosmarinus eriocalyx-tomentosus Complex in Southeast Spain. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 243-246. |
| Rosmarinus officinalis | Leaf | not available | 595.0 | -0.2 | Soliman, F.M., El-Kashoury, M.M., Fathy, M.M. and Gonaid, M.H. 1994. Analysis and Biological Activity of the Essential Oil of Rosmarinus officinalis L. from Egypt. Flavour and Fragrance J. 9: 29-33. |
| Rosmarinus officinalis | Essential Oil | 18000.0 | 93000.0 | -0.7 | Duke, 1992 * |