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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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DECANOIC-ACID

Chemical ID
DECANOICACID
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage
LD50=129 (ivn mus)

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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
FLavor FEMA <1-1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Nematicide Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 45: 270.
Pesticide *
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List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Asimina triloba Fruit 0.0 0.7 -0.7 *
Cinnamomum aromaticum Plant *
Citrullus colocynthis Petiole *
Citrus limon Essential Oil Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Citrus reticulata Fruit 3.0 1.4 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Cocos nucifera Endosperm Jim Duke's personal files.
Cocos nucifera Seed 4100.0 50330.0 1.0 *
Elettaria cardamomum Fruit Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Ephedra sinica Shoot *
Glycyrrhiza glabra Root 1.0 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 *
Houttuynia cordata Shoot Essent. Oil *
Morinda citrifolia Fruit 0.7 -0.7 *
Origanum vulgare Plant 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 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 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 2.5 *
Satureja odora Shoot 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 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 *