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

Chemical ESTRAGOLE

Chemical ID
ESTRAGOLE
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=1,250 (orl mus) Merck 11th Edition
LD50=1,820 (orl rat) Merck 11th Edition

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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Antiaggregant IC50=320 uM Laekeman, G.M., Van Hoof, L., Haemers, A., Vanden Berghe, D.A., Herman, A.G., and Vlietinck, A.J. Eugenol a Valuable Compound for In Vitro Experimental Research and Worthwhile for Further In Vivo Investigation. Phytotherapy Research 4(3): 93, 1990.
Calcium-Antagonist IC50=257.6 uM gpg *
Cancer-Preventive Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Carcinogenic 4.4 uM/15 mos. scu mus *
DNA-Binder Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
FLavor FEMA 4-150 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Hepatocarcinogenic 0.23-0.46% diet/12 mos. *
Hypothermic Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Insecticide Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Insectifuge Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Mutagenic *
Perfumery Merck 11th Edition
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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
Foeniculum vulgare Essential Oil 27000.0 56000.0 -1.6 Jim Duke's personal files.
Foeniculum vulgare Sprout Seedling Jim Duke's personal files.
Glycyrrhiza glabra Root 1.0 *
Hyssopus officinalis Essential Oil *
Hyssopus officinalis Flower 2.0 18.0 Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 69.
Hyssopus officinalis Leaf 1.0 80.0 -0.9 Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 69.
Illicium verum Fruit 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.
Juniperus virginiana Leaf *
Laurus nobilis Leaf Essent. Oil *
Limonia acidissima Leaf 6570.0 -0.2 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Malus domestica Essential Oil *
Ocimum basilicum Flower Essent. Oil *
Ocimum basilicum Shoot Essent. Oil *
Ocimum basilicum Plant 35.0 9000.0 -0.7 *
Ocimum basilicum Essential Oil 300.0 872100.0 0.7 *
Ocimum basilicum Leaf Essent. Oil 7500.0 900000.0 1.0 *
Ocimum basilicum Leaf *
Ocimum gratissimum Shoot 0.1 -1.0 Vostrowsky, O., Garbe, W., Bestmann, H.J. and Maia, J.G.S. 1990. Essential Oil of Alfavaca, Ocimum gratissimum, from Brazilian Amazon. Zeitschr. Naturforschung 45(C): 1073-6.
Ocimum tenuiflorum Plant *
Origanum majorana Plant 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.