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Chemical ID
CITRAL
Ubiquitous
No
| Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|
| LD50=4,960 (orl rat) | |
| ADI=500 ug/kg | Martindale's 28th |
| ADI=0.5 gm/kg |
| Activity | Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Allergenic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiallergenic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiallergic | not available | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antianaphylactic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibacterial | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihelicobacter | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiherpetic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihistaminic | not available | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileishmanic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | 5.2 x phenol | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antishock | not available | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antispasmodic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Colon) | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Liver) | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Skin) | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcer | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abelmoschus esculentus | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| Abelmoschus esculentus | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| Aegle marmelos | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981. |
| Allium sativum var. sativum | Bulb | 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. |
| Aloysia citrodora | Plant | 180.0 | 2730.0 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aniba rosaeodora | Essential Oil | not available | 1500.0 | -0.8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anisomeles malabarica | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| Artemisia dracunculus | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| Citrullus colocynthis | Petiole | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Citrus aurantiifolia | Fruit | 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. |
| Citrus aurantium | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Citrus limon | Essential Oil | 250.0 | 300.0 | -0.8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Citrus limon | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 6000.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Citrus limon | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Citrus medica | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Citrus paradisi | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| Cnicus benedictus | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Cnicus benedictus | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Conyza canadensis | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cymbopogon citratus | Plant | 1080.0 | 25500.0 | 1.9 | Duke, 1992 * |