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Chemical ID
CARVACROL
Ubiquitous
No
| Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|
| LD50=810 (orl rat) | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| LDlo=100 (orl rbt) | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Activity | Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Allergenic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anesthetic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anthelmintic | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antialzheimeran? | not available | L. Gracza (1985) as cited by Buchbauer re antiacetylcholinesterase. |
| Antiatherosclerotic | IC50=5.53 uM | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibacterial | MIC 170-290 | Chalchat, J.C. et Garry, R.P.*, Bastide, P., Fabre, F. et Malhuret, R. Correlation Composition Chimique/Activite Antimicrobienne: V - Contribution a la Comparaison de 2 Methodes de Determination Des Cmi. Plantes medicinales et phytotherapie, 25: 184-193. |
| Antibacterial | MIC=39-625 | Russell, G. B., Phytochemical resources for crop protection, N. Z. J. Technol., 2, 1986, 127-134. |
| Anticholinesterase? | not available | L. Gracza (1985) as cited by Buchbauer re antiacetylcholinesterase. |
| Antidiuretic | not available | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Mar-92. |
| Antiinflammatory | IC50=4 uM | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimelanomic | IC50=120 uM/l | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant | not available | Jimenez, J., Navarro, M.C., Montilla, M.P., Martin, A. and Martinez, A. 1993. Thymus zygis Oil: Its Effects on CCl4-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Free Radical Scavenger Activity. JEO5: 153-8. |
| Antioxidant (LDL) | IC50=5.53 uM | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiplaque | MIC=39-625 ug/ml | Osawa, K., Matsumoto, T., Maruyama, T., Takiguchi, T., Okuda, K., and Takazoe, I., Studies of the antibacterial activity of plant extracts and their constituents against periodontopathic bacteria, Bull Tokyo Dent. Coll., 31 (1), 1990, 17-21 |
| Antiprostaglandin | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiradicular | 600 x thymol | Jimenez, J., Navarro, M.C., Montilla, M.P., Martin, A. and Martinez, A. 1993. Thymus zygis Oil: Its Effects on CCl4-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Free Radical Scavenger Activity. JEO5: 153-8. |
| Antiseptic | 1.5 x phenol | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antispasmodic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistaphylococcic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistreptococcic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mentha spicata | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mentha x piperita | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Micromeria congesta | Leaf | 20.0 | 30.0 | -0.5 | Kirimer, N., Ozek, T., and Baser, K.H.C. 1991. Composition of the Essential Oil of Micromeria congesta. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 387-393. |
| Micromeria fruticosa | Shoot | not available | 17.0 | -0.6 | Fleisher, Z. and Fleisher, A. 1991. The Essential Oil of Micromeria fruticosa (L.) Druce subsp. barbata (Boiss et. Ky.), P.H. Davis. Aromatic Plants of the Holy Land and the Sinai. Part VII. J. Ess. Oil Res 3: 477-479. |
| Micromeria fruticosa | Shoot | not available | 17.0 | -0.6 | Fleisher, Z. and Fleisher, A. 1991. The Essential Oil of Micromeria fruticosa (L.) Druce subsp. barbata (Boiss et. Ky.), P.H. Davis. Aromatic Plants of the Holy Land and the Sinai. Part VII. J. Ess. Oil Res 3: 477-479. |
| Micromeria juliana | Leaf | not available | 1900.0 | 2.5 | Kirimer, N., Ozek, T., and Baser, K.H.C. 1991. Composition of the Essential Oil of Micromeria congesta. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 387-393. |
| Micromeria myrtifolia | Shoot | not available | 2.0 | -0.6 | Ozek, T., Kirimer, N., and Baser, K.H.C. 1992. Composition of the Essential Oil of Micromeria myrtifolia Boiss. et Hohen. J. Ess. Oil Res., 4: 79-80. |
| Monarda citriodora | Plant | not available | 316.0 | -0.8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Monarda citriodora | Flower | not available | 385.0 | not available | Collins, J.E., Bishop, C.D., Deans, S.G. and Svoboda, K.P. 1994. Composition of the Essential Oil from the Leaves and Flowers of Monarda citriodora var. citriodora grown in the United Kingdom. J. Ess. Oil Res. 6: 27-9. |
| Monarda citriodora | Leaf | not available | 250.0 | -0.2 | Collins, J.E., Bishop, C.D., Deans, S.G. and Svoboda, K.P. 1994. Composition of the Essential Oil from the Leaves and Flowers of Monarda citriodora var. citriodora grown in the United Kingdom. J. Ess. Oil Res. 6: 27-9. |
| Monarda didyma | Plant | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| Monarda fistulosa | Plant | 93.0 | 19902.0 | 1.9 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Monarda lindheimeri | Plant | not available | 7024.0 | 0.1 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Monarda media | Plant | not available | 2736.0 | -0.5 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Monarda punctata | Plant | 4169.0 | 12507.0 | 0.9 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Monarda russeliana | Plant | not available | 528.0 | -0.8 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Murraya koenigii | Leaf | not available | 0.1 | -0.6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myrtus communis | Plant | 2.0 | 3.0 | -0.9 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Nepeta cataria | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Nepeta racemosa | Shoot | not available | 170.0 | -0.6 | Baser, K.H.C., Ozek, T., Akgul, A. and Tumen, G. 1993. Composition of the Essential Oil of Nepeta racemosa Lam. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 215-7. |