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Chemical ID
COUMARIN
Ubiquitous
No
| Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|
| LD50=202 (orl gpg) | Merck 11th Edition |
| LD50=293 (orl rat) | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses, 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. |
| LD50=680 (orl rat) | Merck 11th Edition |
| LD50=720 (orl rat) |
| Activity | Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Hepatotoxic | 2,500 ppm diet | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotoxic | 100 mg/kg dog | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypnotic | not available | Schultes, R.E. De Plantis Toxicariis e Mundo Novo Tropicale Commentationes XXXVI. Justicia (Acanthaceae) as a Source of an Hallucinogenic Snuff. Economic Botany 44(1): 61-70, 1990. |
| Hypoglycemic | 250-1,000 mg/kg orl | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 165 |
| Immunostimulant | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Juvabional | not available | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Larvistat | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lymphocytogenic | 100 mg/day | Gawron, A., Gorski*, G., Glowniak**, K. 1989. Increased proliferation of phytohaemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated human leucocytes after 8-methoxypsoralen treatment. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 194-195, 1990. |
| Lymphokinetic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Narcotic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ovicide | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pesticide | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phagocytotic | not available | Planta Medica, 56(6): 671, 1990. |
| Piscicide | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Respirodepressant | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Rodenticide | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Sedative | not available | Schultes, R.E. De Plantis Toxicariis e Mundo Novo Tropicale Commentationes XXXVI. Justicia (Acanthaceae) as a Source of an Hallucinogenic Snuff. Economic Botany 44(1): 61-70, 1990. |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melilotus officinalis | Shoot | 500.0 | 5400.0 | 1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Melilotus officinalis | Plant | not available | 2000.0 | -0.2 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Mentha x piperita | Leaf | 0.0 | 0.2 | -1.0 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| Myroxylon balsamum | Seed | not available | 4000.0 | -1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Petiveria alliacea | Root | 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. |
| Peumus boldus | Leaf | 100.0 | 5000.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phoenix dactylifera | 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. |
| Prunus cerasus | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Psoralea corylifolia | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ptychopetalum olacoides | Root | not available | not available | not available | Toyota, A., Ninomiya, R., Kobayashi, H., Kawanishi, K., Uhara, Y., Kato, A., Hashimoto, Y. 1979. Studies of Brazilian Crude Drugs. 1. Muira-Puama. Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 33: 57-64. |
| Tecoma stans | Bark | not available | 80.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Theobroma cacao | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp. |
| Thymus vulgaris | Essential Oil | not available | 3000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Trifolium pratense | Flower | not available | 22.0 | not available | Buchnauer,G.,Jirovetz,L.,Nikiforov,A.1996.Comparative Investigation of Essential Clover Flower Oils from Austria Using Gas Chromatography-Flame Ionization Detection,Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectometry,and Gas Chrom.-Olfactometry.J.Agrc.Food Chem.44:1827-8 |
| Trigonella foenum-graecum | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Trigonella foenum-graecum | 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. |
| Trilisa odoratissima | Leaf | not available | 16000.0 | 1.7 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Urtica dioica | 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. |
| Vanilla planifolia | Fruit | not available | 6100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Verbascum thapsus | 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. |