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Chemical ID
CARYOPHYLLENE
Ubiquitous
No
| Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|
| LD50=>5,000 mg/kg (orl rat) | Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. |
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| Activity | Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allergenic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | not available | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| Antiacne | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiasthmatic | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Antibacterial | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticariogenic | MIC=>1,600 ug/ml | Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105. |
| Antidermatitic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiedemic | not available | Shimizu,*M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990. |
| Antifeedant | 500 ppm | 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. |
| Antiinflammatory | IC50=100 uM | Shimizu,*M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990. |
| Antileishmanic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antionychyotic | not available | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| Antiproliferant | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antispasmodic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistaphylococcic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistreptococcic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor | not available | Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992. |
| Antiulcer | not available | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| Candidicide | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micromeria croatica | Leaf | not available | 300.0 | -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. |
| Moldavica parviflora | Plant | not available | 50.0 | -0.5 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Moldavica thymiflora | Plant | not available | 250.0 | -0.2 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Murraya koenigii | Leaf | not available | 6840.0 | 3.1 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Myristica fragrans | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myroxylon balsamum | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myrtus communis | Plant | 3.0 | 4.0 | -0.6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nepeta cataria | Plant | 40.0 | 3200.0 | 3.7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ocimum basilicum | Plant | 18.0 | 3196.0 | 3.7 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| Ocimum canum | Shoot | 130.0 | 270.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ocimum gratissimum | Plant | 5.0 | 125.0 | -0.4 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Ocimum gratissimum | Shoot | not available | 1155.0 | 0.1 | Vostrowsky, O., Garbe, W., Bestmann, H.J. and Maia, J.G.S. 1990. Essential Oil of Alfavaca, Ocimum gratissimum, from Brazilian Amazon. Zeitschr. Naturforschung 45(C): 1073-6. |
| Origanum majorana | Essential Oil | not available | 61000.0 | 0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Origanum majorana | Plant | 52.0 | 1307.0 | 1.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Origanum onites | Plant | not available | 82.0 | -0.5 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Origanum onites | Shoot | not available | 430.0 | -0.3 | Biondi, D., Cianci, P., Geraci, C. and Ruberto, G. 1993. Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Sicilian Aromatic Plants. Flav. & Frag. J. 8: 331-7. |
| Origanum vulgare | Plant | 1.0 | 920.0 | 0.6 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Panax ginseng | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Panax ginseng | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Panax quinquefolius | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 8670.0 | -1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |