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Chemical ID
CITRONELLAL
Ubiquitous
No
| Dosage |
|---|
| LD50=>5,000 mg/kg (orl rat) |
| 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 * |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cymbopogon flexuosus | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| Cymbopogon winterianus | Plant | 1000.0 | 2289.0 | 1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Elettaria cardamomum | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Eucalyptus albens | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -0.2 | Zrira, S. S., Benjilali, B. B., Fechtal, M. M., & Richard, H. H. 1991. Essential Oils of Twenty-seven Eucalyptus Species Grown in Morocco. Journal of Essential Oil Res. 4: 259-264. |
| Eucalyptus astringens | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -0.2 | Zrira, S. S., Benjilali, B. B., Fechtal, M. M., & Richard, H. H. 1991. Essential Oils of Twenty-seven Eucalyptus Species Grown in Morocco. Journal of Essential Oil Res. 4: 259-264. |
| Eucalyptus bosistoana | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -0.2 | Zrira, S. S., Benjilali, B. B., Fechtal, M. M., & Richard, H. H. 1991. Essential Oils of Twenty-seven Eucalyptus Species Grown in Morocco. Journal of Essential Oil Res. 4: 259-264. |
| Eucalyptus botryoides | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -0.2 | Zrira, S. S., Benjilali, B. B., Fechtal, M. M., & Richard, H. H. 1991. Essential Oils of Twenty-seven Eucalyptus Species Grown in Morocco. Journal of Essential Oil Res. 4: 259-264. |
| Eucalyptus brassiana | Leaf | not available | 645.0 | -0.3 | Singh, A. K., Gupta, K. C., & Brophy, J. J. 1991. Chemical Constituents of the Leaf Essential Oil of Eucalyptus brassiana S. T. Blake. Journal of Essential Oil Res. 3: 45-7. |
| Eucalyptus camaldulensis | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -0.2 | Zrira, S. S., Benjilali, B. B., Fechtal, M. M., & Richard, H. H. 1991. Essential Oils of Twenty-seven Eucalyptus Species Grown in Morocco. Journal of Essential Oil Res. 4: 259-264. |
| Eucalyptus citriodora | Leaf | 50.0 | 18020.0 | 2.6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Eucalyptus citriodora | Shoot | not available | 563000.0 | 4.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Eucalyptus citriodora | Leaf Essent. Oil | 320000.0 | 851000.0 | 1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Eucalyptus citriodora | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Eucalyptus cladocalyx | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -0.2 | Zrira, S. S., Benjilali, B. B., Fechtal, M. M., & Richard, H. H. 1991. Essential Oils of Twenty-seven Eucalyptus Species Grown in Morocco. Journal of Essential Oil Res. 4: 259-264. |
| Eucalyptus dealbata | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -0.2 | Zrira, S. S., Benjilali, B. B., Fechtal, M. M., & Richard, H. H. 1991. Essential Oils of Twenty-seven Eucalyptus Species Grown in Morocco. Journal of Essential Oil Res. 4: 259-264. |
| Eucalyptus diversicolor | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -0.2 | Zrira, S. S., Benjilali, B. B., Fechtal, M. M., & Richard, H. H. 1991. Essential Oils of Twenty-seven Eucalyptus Species Grown in Morocco. Journal of Essential Oil Res. 4: 259-264. |
| Eucalyptus globulus | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -0.2 | Zrira, S. S., Benjilali, B. B., Fechtal, M. M., & Richard, H. H. 1991. Essential Oils of Twenty-seven Eucalyptus Species Grown in Morocco. Journal of Essential Oil Res. 4: 259-264. |
| Eucalyptus globulus | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Eucalyptus maideni | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -0.2 | Zrira, S. S., Benjilali, B. B., Fechtal, M. M., & Richard, H. H. 1991. Essential Oils of Twenty-seven Eucalyptus Species Grown in Morocco. Journal of Essential Oil Res. 4: 259-264. |
| Eucalyptus melliodora | Shoot | not available | 35.0 | -0.2 | Zrira, S. S., Benjilali, B. B., Fechtal, M. M., & Richard, H. H. 1991. Essential Oils of Twenty-seven Eucalyptus Species Grown in Morocco. Journal of Essential Oil Res. 4: 259-264. |