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Chemical CITRONELLAL

Chemical ID
CITRONELLAL
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage
LD50=>5,000 mg/kg (orl rat)
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
Acaricide not available Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic 3.8 x phenol Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
Antistaphylococcic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antistreptococcic not available Duke, 1992 *
Candidicide not available Duke, 1992 *
Embryotoxic not available Duke, 1992 *
FLavor FEMA <1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Fungicide not available Duke, 1992 *
Insectifuge not available Merck 11th Edition
Irritant not available Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
Motor-Depressant not available Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Mutagenic? not available Duke, 1992 *
Nematicide MIC 1 mg/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
P450-2B1-Inhibitor IC50=1.56 uM Duke, 1992 *
Perfumery not available Duke, 1992 *
Pesticide not available Duke, 1992 *
Sedative ED=1 mg/kg Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
Teratogenic not available Duke, 1992 *
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
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.
Aeolanthus myriantha Flower not available not available not available Wealth of India.
Aloysia citrodora Plant not available not available not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Apium graveolens Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Apium graveolens Leaf not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Cinnamomum verum Leaf not available 185.0 -0.4 Mallavarupu, G. R. et al. 1995. Investigation of the essential oil of cinnamon leaf grown at Bangalore and Hyderabad. Flav. & Fragr. J., 10: 239-242.
Citrullus colocynthis Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Citrus aurantiifolia Fruit not available 140.0 0.9 Duke, 1992 *
Citrus aurantium Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Citrus limon Leaf Essent. Oil 25000.0 89000.0 -1.0 Jim Duke's personal files.
Citrus limon Essential Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Citrus limon Pericarp not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Citrus limon Pericarp Essent. Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Citrus limon Petiole not available 3.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Citrus paradisi Pericarp 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 reticulata Fruit 4.0 5.0 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Citrus sinensis Fruit 4.0 5.0 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Cnicus benedictus Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Conyza canadensis Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Cymbopogon citratus Plant not available not available not available Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.