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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
Satureja odora Shoot not available 10.0 -0.2 Zygadlo, J.A., Merino. E.F., Maestri, D.M., Guzman, C.A. and Espinar, L.A. 1993. The Essential Oils of Satureja odora and Satureja parvifolia from Argentina. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 549-51.
Satureja parvifolia Shoot not available 15.0 -0.2 Zygadlo, J.A., Merino. E.F., Maestri, D.M., Guzman, C.A. and Espinar, L.A. 1993. The Essential Oils of Satureja odora and Satureja parvifolia from Argentina. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 549-51.
Teucrium cyprium Leaf not available 80.0 -0.4 Arnold, N., Bellomaria, B., Velentini G. and Rafaiani, S.M. 1991. Comparative Study on Essential Oil of Some Teucrium Species from Cyprus. J. Ethnopharm. 35: 105-113.
Teucrium divaricatum Leaf not available 0.0 -0.4 Arnold, N., Bellomaria, B., Velentini G. and Rafaiani, S.M. 1991. Comparative Study on Essential Oil of Some Teucrium Species from Cyprus. J. Ethnopharm. 35: 105-113.
Teucrium kotschyanum Leaf not available 0.0 -0.4 Arnold, N., Bellomaria, B., Velentini G. and Rafaiani, S.M. 1991. Comparative Study on Essential Oil of Some Teucrium Species from Cyprus. J. Ethnopharm. 35: 105-113.
Teucrium micropodioides Leaf not available 0.0 -0.4 Arnold, N., Bellomaria, B., Velentini G. and Rafaiani, S.M. 1991. Comparative Study on Essential Oil of Some Teucrium Species from Cyprus. J. Ethnopharm. 35: 105-113.
Thymus x citriodorus Plant not available 10.0 -1.0 Stahl-Biskup, E. and Holthuijzen, J. 1995. Essential oil and glycosidally bound volatiles of lemon-scented thyme, Thymus x citriodorus (Pers.) Schreb. Flav. & Fragr. J. 10: 225-229.
Zingiber officinale Rhizome not available 10.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Zingiber officinale Rhizome Essent. Oil not available 2900.0 not available Duke, 1992 *