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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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ETHANOL

Chemical ID
ETHANOL
Ubiquitous
Yes
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=6,300 (orl rbt)
LD50=7,060-10,600 (orl rat) Merck 11th Edition
LDlo=2,000 (orl chd)
LD50=6,000 (orl dog) Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.

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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Allergenic *
Anesthetic 4,000 orl cat Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Anesthetic 6,000 orl rat Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Anhydrotic Martindale's 29th
Antiatherosclerotic *
Antibacterial Martindale's 28th
Antipruritic Martindale's 28th
Antiseptic Merck 11th Edition
CNS-Depressant Martindale's 28th
Expectorant Schulz, V, Hansel, R and Tyler, VE. 1998. Rational Phytotherapy - A Physician's Guide to Herbal Medicine. 3rd ed. 1st English Edition. Translated by Terry C. Telger. Springer Verlag, Heidelberg. 306 pp.
Hepatotoxic Martindale's 29th
Hypertensive >1 drink/day *
Hypnotic Antidote=Naloxone Martindale's 29th
Hypocalcemic 4,000 orl rat Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Hypotensive 1 drink/day *
Mucotropic Schulz, V, Hansel, R and Tyler, VE. 1998. Rational Phytotherapy - A Physician's Guide to Herbal Medicine. 3rd ed. 1st English Edition. Translated by Terry C. Telger. Springer Verlag, Heidelberg. 306 pp.
Neurolytic Merck 11th Edition
Pesticide *
Rubefacient Martindale's 29th
Sclerosant Martindale's 29th
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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
Panax ginseng Shoot *
Pelargonium graveolens Essential Oil *
Petroselinum crispum Plant Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Petroselinum crispum Leaf *
Prunus persica Fruit *
Psidium guajava Fruit 258000.0 1.0 *
Rheum palmatum Rhizome 0.5 *
Ribes nigrum Fruit List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Rosa damascena Essential Oil *
Rosmarinus officinalis Plant Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Rosmarinus officinalis Resin, Exudate, Sap *
Rubus idaeus Plant *
Satureja cuneifolia Shoot 255.0 2.2 Tumen, G. 1991. The Volatile Constituents of Satureja cuneifolia. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 365-366.
Telosma cordata Flower 3283.0 K. Furukawa, T. Arai, S. Hashimoto, (1993); Volatile components of Telosma cordata Merrill flowers, Flavour Fragr. J., Vol 8, 221-223.
Zea mays Silk Stigma Style *