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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
Cymbopogon flexuosus Leaf 250.0 4250.0 -1.0 Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
Cymbopogon winterianus Plant 8.0 14.0 -0.8 Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
Daucus carota Seed 200.0 *
Elsholtzia nipponica Plant Hegnauer, R. 1962-1997. Chemotaxonomie der Pflanzen, Bde 1-11. Birkhauser Verlag Basel, Boston, Berlin.
Eucalyptus citriodora Leaf Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Eucalyptus globulus Fruit Essent. Oil *
Foeniculum vulgare Seed Essent. Oil Jim Duke's personal files.
Fragaria spp Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Helianthus annuus Flower Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
Humulus lupulus Essential Oil *
Humulus lupulus Fruit CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Lantana camara Leaf *
Laurus nobilis Fruit Essent. Oil *
Laurus nobilis Leaf *
Lippia alba Plant Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
Lycopersicon esculentum Fruit *
Magnolia fargesii Flower *
Magnolia kobus Leaf Essent. Oil *
Melaleuca viridiflora Leaf Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
Melissa officinalis Shoot List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.