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Chemical EUGENOL

Chemical ID
EUGENOL
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=2,680 (orl rat) Jim Duke's personal files.
LD50=3,000 (orl mus)
LDlo=500 (orl rat)
ADI=2.5 mg/kg Martindale's 28th

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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
Acaricide LD50=5.47 ug/sq cm cf DEET at 37.59 ug/sq cm Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic not available Merck 11th Edition
Anesthetic 200-400 Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93.
Antiaggregant IC50=0.3 uM Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93.
Antiarachidonate not available Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial MBC=400 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial 500 ppm Valnet, J. 1982. The Practice of Aromatherapy. Translated from the 1980 French Edition by Robin Campbell and Libby Houston. Destiny Books, New York. 279 pp.
Anticonvulsant not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiedemic 100 Phytotherapy Research, 4: 95.
Antiestrogenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antifeedant not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Antigenotoxic 50-500 mg/kg orl mus Duke, 1992 *
Antiherpetic IC50=16.2-25.6 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Antiinflammatory (11 uM) IC~97=1,000 uM Duke, 1992 *
Antikeratotic IC50=16.2-25.6 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Antimitotic not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antimutagenic not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antinitrosating not available Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant IC65=30 ppm 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
Calamintha nepeta Shoot not available 8.0 -0.5 Kirimer, N., Baser, K.H.C., Ozek, T. and Kurkcuoglo, M. 1992. Composition of the Essential Oil of Calamintha nepeta subsp. glandulosa. J. Ess. Oil Res. 4:189-190
Camellia sinensis Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Camellia sinensis Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Cananga odorata Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Capsicum annuum Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Cinnamomum aromaticum Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Cinnamomum aromaticum Leaf 2.8 400.0 -0.8 Duke, 1992 *
Cinnamomum aromaticum Bark 1.8 375.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Cinnamomum camphora Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Cinnamomum verum Bark Essent. Oil 61000.0 420000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Cinnamomum verum Stem Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Cinnamomum verum Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Cinnamomum verum Bark 140.0 16800.0 1.4 Duke, 1992 *
Cinnamomum verum Leaf 1400.0 16800.0 1.2 Wealth of India.
Cinnamomum verum Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Cinnamomum verum Leaf Essent. Oil 701000.0 945000.0 1.6 Duke, 1992 *
Cistus ladaniferus Leaf 15.0 1050.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Coffea arabica Seed not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Commiphora myrrha Essential Oil not available 2300.0 -0.7 Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
Commiphora myrrha Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.