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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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CITRAL

Chemical ID
CITRAL
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=4,960 (orl rat)
ADI=500 ug/kg Martindale's 28th
ADI=0.5 gm/kg

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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Antiviral *
Apoptotic *
Barbituate-Synergist *
Bronchorelaxant Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Calcium-Antagonist *
Cancer-Preventive Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Carcinogenic *
Caspase-3-Inducer *
Chemopreventive *
Cytotoxic *
Estrogenic *
Expectorant Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
FLavor FEMA 4-170 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Fungicide MIC 625 ug/ml *
Glaucomagenic *
Glutathionigenic *
Herbicide IC50=115 uM 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.
Myorelaxant 200 mg/kg *
Nematicide IC52=100 ug/ml Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Nematicide MLC=100-260 ug/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
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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
Abelmoschus esculentus Fruit Wealth of India.
Abelmoschus esculentus Leaf Wealth of India.
Aegle marmelos Leaf Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
Allium sativum var. sativum Bulb 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 *
Aniba rosaeodora Essential Oil 1500.0 -0.8 *
Anisomeles malabarica Plant Wealth of India.
Artemisia dracunculus Plant Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
Citrullus colocynthis Petiole *
Citrus aurantiifolia Fruit Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Citrus aurantium Plant *
Citrus limon Fruit Essent. Oil 6000.0 Jim Duke's personal files.
Citrus limon Pericarp *
Citrus limon Essential Oil 250.0 300.0 -0.8 *
Citrus medica Pericarp *
Citrus paradisi Fruit Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
Cnicus benedictus Shoot Jim Duke's personal files.
Cnicus benedictus Essential Oil Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Conyza canadensis Plant *
Cymbopogon citratus Plant 1080.0 25500.0 1.9 *