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Chemical ID
CARVONE
Ubiquitous
No
| Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|
| LD50=1,640 (orl rat) | Merck 11th Edition |
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| 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 * |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eucalyptus populnea | Leaf | not available | 7.0 | -0.3 | Bignell, C.M., Dunlop, P.J., Brophy, J.J., and Jackson, J.F. 1995. Volatile Leaf Oils of Some South-western and Southern Australian Species of the Genus Eucalyptus. Part VI. Subjenus Symphyomyrtus, Section Adnataria. Flavour and Fragrance J. 10(6):359-364 |
| Eucalyptus porosa | Leaf | not available | 10.0 | -0.3 | Bignell, C.M., Dunlop, P.J., Brophy, J.J., and Jackson, J.F. 1995. Volatile Leaf Oils of Some South-western and Southern Australian Species of the Genus Eucalyptus. Part VI. Subjenus Symphyomyrtus, Section Adnataria. Flavour and Fragrance J. 10(6):359-364 |
| Eucalyptus sparsa | Leaf | not available | 25.0 | -0.3 | Bignell, C.M., Dunlop, P.J., Brophy, J.J., and Jackson, J.F. 1995. Volatile Leaf Oils of Some South-western and Southern Australian Species of the Genus Eucalyptus. Part VI. Subjenus Symphyomyrtus, Section Adnataria. Flavour and Fragrance J. 10(6):359-364 |
| Eucalyptus viridis | Leaf | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.3 | Bignell, C.M., Dunlop, P.J., Brophy, J.J., and Jackson, J.F. 1995. Volatile Leaf Oils of Some South-western and Southern Australian Species of the Genus Eucalyptus. Part VI. Subjenus Symphyomyrtus, Section Adnataria. Flavour and Fragrance J. 10(6):359-364 |
| Foeniculum vulgare | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Hedeoma pulegioides | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hedeoma pulegioides | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Illicium verum | Fruit | not available | 1.0 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Laurus nobilis | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Lavandula latifolia | Plant | 12.0 | 5.0 | -0.4 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Lavandula x intermedia | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Levisticum officinale | Root | 10.0 | 100.0 | -0.6 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Litsea glaucescens | Shoot | 20.0 | 50.0 | -0.3 | Tucker, et al, EB46(1):21-24.1992 |
| Mentha aquatica | Leaf | 510.0 | 1785.0 | 0.1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Mentha arvensis var. piperascens | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| Mentha arvensis var. piperascens | Leaf | 8100.0 | 26000.0 | 5.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mentha longifolia | Shoot | 0.0 | 29560.0 | 5.1 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Mentha pulegium | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mentha spicata | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mentha spicata | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |