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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eucalyptus moluccana | 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 occidentalis | 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 oviformis | 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 polyanthemos | 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 siderophloia | 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 sp | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Eugenia uniflora | 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. |
| Foeniculum vulgare | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Hedeoma drummondii | Plant | 228.0 | 2180.0 | 1.0 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Juniperus communis | Fruit | not available | 160.0 | 1.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Juniperus communis | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lavandula latifolia | Plant | 1.0 | 7.0 | -1.0 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Levisticum officinale | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Melissa officinalis | Shoot | 1.0 | 2900.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nepeta cataria | Plant | not available | not available | not available | 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. |
| Pelargonium citrosum | Shoot | not available | 1.8 | -0.2 | Matsuda, B. M., et al. 1996. Essential Oil Analysis and Field Evaluation of the Citrosa Plant 'Pelargonium citrosum' as a Repellent Against Populations of Aedes Mosquitoes. J. Am. Mosq. Contr. Assoc. 12(1):69-74. |
| Pelargonium graveolens | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pinus sylvestris | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Piper nigrum | Fruit | 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. |
| Ravensara aromatica | Leaf | not available | 20.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |