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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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CINNAMALDEHYDE

Chemical ID
CINNAMALDEHYDE
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
ADI=700 ug/kg Martindale's 29th
LD50=610 (ipr mus)
LD50=132 (ivn mus)
LD50=1,160 mg/kg (orl gpg) 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.
LD50=200 mg/kg (ipr mus) 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.
LD50=2,225 mg/kg (orl mus) 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.
LD50=2,200-3,350 mg/kg (orl 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.

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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Acaricide *
Adrenergic Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Allelochemic IC100=2.5 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.
Allergenic *
Anesthetic Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu
Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp.
Antiaggregant 200 uM Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 343.
Antibacterial MIC=250-1,000 ug/ml *
Antienterococcic MIC=250 ug/ml *
Antiescherichic MIC=500 ug/ml *
Antiherpetic *
Antiinflammatory Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu
Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp.
Antiklebsiellic MIC=1,000 ug/ml *
Antileukemic *
Antimutagenic HerbalGram No. 24, page 40.
Antipneumonic MIC=1,000 ug/ml *
Antipseudomonic MIC=1,000 ug/ml *
Antipyretic *
Antisalmonella MIC=500 ug/ml *
Antispasmodic *
Antistaphylococcic MIC=250 ug/ml *
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List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Apium graveolens Seed Essent. Oil 1500.0 *
Cinnamomum aromaticum Bark 80.0 20550.0 -1.0 *
Cinnamomum verum Leaf Essent. Oil 9700.0 31000.0 *
Cinnamomum verum Bark Essent. Oil 302000.0 765000.0 *
Cinnamomum verum Stem Bark *
Cinnamomum verum Bark 6000.0 30000.0 1.0 *
Cinnamomum verum Root *
Cinnamomum verum Root Bark *
Cinnamomum verum Essential Oil 800000.0 *
Cnicus benedictus Leaf Jim Duke's personal files.
Cnicus benedictus Plant Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Cnicus benedictus Flower Jim Duke's personal files.
Cnicus benedictus Shoot Jim Duke's personal files.
Commiphora myrrha Essential Oil *
Commiphora myrrha Resin, Exudate, Sap Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
Ficus carica Fruit *
Hyacinthus orientalis Flower 0.5 6.9 1.0 *
Lavandula sp Plant Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Lycopersicon esculentum Fruit *
Malus domestica Fruit *