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Chemical CARVONE

Chemical ID
CARVONE
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=1,640 (orl rat) Merck 11th Edition

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List of chemical activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Dosage Reference
Allergenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiacetylcholinesterase IC50=1.4-1.8 mM Duke, 1992 *
Antiproliferative not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic 1.5 x phenol Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
Cancer-Preventive not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidistat not available Duke, 1992 *
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 *
FLavor FEMA 80-3,000 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Fungistat not available Duke, 1992 *
Insecticide not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Insectifuge not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Motor-Depressant not available Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Nematicide MLC=1 mg/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
Perfumery not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Pesticide not available Duke, 1992 *
Sedative not available Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Trichomonicide LD100=300 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Vermicide not available Duke, 1992 *
List of chemical plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Artemisia annua Shoot 3.0 120.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia dracunculus Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
Artemisia salsoloides Shoot not available 2500.0 0.2 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.
Boswellia sacra Essential Oil not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Canarium indicum Plant 200.0 500.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Capsicum frutescens Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Carum carvi Fruit 9000.0 44310.0 2.0 Duke, 1992 *
Carum carvi Plant not available 3120.0 0.1 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Carum carvi Seed 10880.0 32640.0 0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Carum carvi Essential Oil 264000.0 580000.0 1.5 Duke, 1992 *
Carum carvi Seed Essent. Oil 595300.0 900000.0 1.4 Duke, 1992 *
Citrus aurantium Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Citrus limon Essential Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Citrus reticulata Fruit 0.0 3.0 -0.5 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Citrus sinensis Fruit 2.0 10.0 -0.5 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Coriandrum sativum Fruit 21.0 26.0 -0.5 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Coridothymus capitatus Shoot not available 0.0 -0.3 Lagouri, V., Blekas, G., Tsimidou, M., Kokkini, S., and Boskou, D. 1993. Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Essential Oils from Oregano Plants Grown Wild in Greece. Z. Lebensm Unters Forsch 197: 20-23.
Cymbopogon martinii 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.