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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Deliriant | not available | Merck 11th Edition |
| Ecbolic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emetic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Epileptigenic | 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. |
| Expectorant | not available | Martindale's 29th |
| Fungicide | ED50=2.7 mM | 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. |
| Herbicide | IC50=3.3-180 mM | 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. |
| Insect-Repellent | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insectifuge | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Irritant | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Nematicide | MLC=1 mg/ml | Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183. |
| Occuloirritant | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-2B1-Inhibitor | IC50=7.89 uM | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pesticide | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Respirainhibitor | not available | Merck 11th Edition |
| Respirastimulant | not available | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Rubefacient | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Stimulant | 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. |
| Transdermal | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Verrucolytic | 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 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 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 | 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 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 | 160.0 | -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 | Plant | 60.0 | 5800.0 | 2.3 | Duke, 1992 * |