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Chemical 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
List of chemical activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Dosage Reference
Antiviral not available Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic not available Duke, 1992 *
Barbituate-Synergist not available Duke, 1992 *
Bronchorelaxant not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Calcium-Antagonist not available Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Carcinogenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Caspase-3-Inducer not available Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive not available Duke, 1992 *
Cytotoxic not available Duke, 1992 *
Estrogenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Expectorant not available 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 Duke, 1992 *
Glaucomagenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Glutathionigenic not available Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
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.
List of chemical plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Salvia officinalis Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
Salvia sclarea Plant 75.0 920.0 -0.7 Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 154.
Sassafras albidum Leaf not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Satureja obovata Shoot 60.0 110.0 -1.0 Fitoterapia No.60: 277.
Schisandra chinensis Essential Oil not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
Skimmia arborescens Leaf not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Stachytarpheta cayennensis Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Tagetes filifolia Essential Oil not available not available not available Fester, G. A., Gargallo, M. A., Martinuzzi, E. A. 1947. Some Volatile Essential Oils From San Luis y Cordoba. An Soc Cient Argent 144: 457-471. Fac Quim Ind + Agr Santa Fe Argentina
Tagetes minuta Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Tagetes minuta Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Thymus serpyllum Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Thymus vulgaris Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
Urtica dioica Plant not available not available not available Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Verbena officinalis Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Zanthoxylum alatum Fruit not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Zingiber officinale Root 0.0 13500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Zingiber officinale Rhizome Essent. Oil not available 130000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Zingiber officinale Rhizome 0.0 13500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *