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Chemical DECANOIC-ACID

Chemical ID
DECANOICACID
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage
LD50=129 (ivn mus)
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
FLavor FEMA <1-1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Nematicide not available Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 45: 270.
Pesticide 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
Asimina triloba Fruit 0.0 0.7 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Cinnamomum aromaticum Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Citrullus colocynthis Petiole not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Citrus limon Essential Oil not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Citrus reticulata Fruit not available 3.0 1.4 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Cocos nucifera Endosperm not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Cocos nucifera Seed 4100.0 50330.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Elettaria cardamomum Fruit 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.
Ephedra sinica Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Glycyrrhiza glabra Root not available 1.0 not available Kameoka, H. and Nakai, K. 1987. Components of essential oil from the root of Glycyrrhiza-glabra. Nippon Gogeikagaku Kaishi 61(9): 1119-1122.
Houttuynia cordata Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Houttuynia cordata Shoot Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Morinda citrifolia Fruit not available 0.7 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Origanum vulgare Plant not available 0.0 -1.0 Sezik, E., Tumen, G., Kirimer, N., Ozek, T., and Baser, K.H.C. 1993. Essential Oil Composition of Four Origanum vulgare Subspecies of Anatolian Origin. J. Ess. Oil Res., 5: 425-431.
Origanum vulgare Plant not available 10.0 1.0 Sezik, E., Tumen, G., Kirimer, N., Ozek, T., and Baser, K.H.C. 1993. Essential Oil Composition of Four Origanum vulgare Subspecies of Anatolian Origin. J. Ess. Oil Res., 5: 425-431.
Pelargonium citrosum Shoot not available 90.0 1.4 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.
Rheum palmatum Rhizome not available 2.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
Satureja odora Shoot not available 25.0 -0.4 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 0.0 -1.0 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.
Scutellaria baicalensis Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *