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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosmarinus officinalis | Plant | 60.0 | 5800.0 | 2.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Rosmarinus officinalis | Shoot | not available | 1030.0 | -0.1 | Tucker, A. O. and Maciarello, M. J. 1998. The essential oils of some rosemary cultivars. Flavor and Fragrance Journal, 1: 137-142. 1986. |
| Rosmarinus officinalis | Shoot | 320.0 | 1410.0 | -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 | Essential Oil | 18000.0 | 93000.0 | -0.7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Rosmarinus officinalis | Shoot | 1885.0 | 3920.0 | 0.0 | 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 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Rosmarinus officinalis | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | 76300.0 | 1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Rosmarinus officinalis | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 121000.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Rosmarinus tomentosus | Shoot | 2745.0 | 4455.0 | 0.0 | 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 x lavandulaceus | Shoot | 330.0 | 2335.0 | -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 x mendizabalii | Shoot | 850.0 | 1475.0 | -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. |
| Salvia canariensis | Leaf | not available | 28.0 | -0.2 | Casnigueral,S., Iglesias,J., Vila,R., Virgili,A. and Ibanez,C.1994. The Essential Oil from Leaves of Salvia canariensis L. Flav. & Frag. J. 9:201-204. S. Canigueral, Facultat de Farmacia, Universitat de Barcelona, Ave.Diagonal 643,E-08028, Barcelone Spain |
| Salvia gilliesii | Shoot | not available | 60.0 | -0.2 | Velasco-Negueruela, A. et al. 1993. The Essential Oil of Salvia gilliesii Benth. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 319-320. |
| Salvia officinalis | Pericarp Essent. Oil | not available | 229000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Salvia officinalis | Leaf Essent. Oil | 44000.0 | 458000.0 | 2.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Salvia officinalis | Essential Oil | 76000.0 | 305000.0 | 0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Salvia officinalis | Leaf | 0.0 | 9324.0 | 0.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Salvia sclarea | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Rizk, A.F.M., The Phytochemistry of the Flora of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar, Kingprint, Richmond, UK, 1986. |
| Salvia triloba | Plant | 160.0 | 5040.0 | 1.9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sassafras albidum | Leaf | not available | 0.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |