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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
Antioxidant 10 uM Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostaglandin 11 uM Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostaglandin IC50=9.2 mM Duke, 1992 *
Antipyretic 3 ml/man/day Duke, 1992 *
Antiradicular EC50=2 ul/l Duke, 1992 *
Antisalmonella MIC=400 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic 400 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic 3 ml/man/day Duke, 1992 *
Antispasmodic not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Antistaphylococcic not available Wright,C.W.(Ed)2002.Medicinal&Aromatic Plants-Industrial Profiles.Artemisia.344pp.Maffei,M.(Ed)2002.Vetiveria.The Genus Vetiveria.Taylor&Francis.NY,NY.191pp.Southwell,I.,Lowe,R.(Eds)1999.Tea Tree.The Genus Melaleuca.Harwood Acad.Pub.Amsterdam,Netherlands.
Antithromboxane not available Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jul-87.
AntiTNF not available Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor not available Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992.
Antiulcer not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral IC50=16.2-25.6 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Apifuge not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Calcium-Antagonist IC50=224 uM Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist IC50=200 uM gpg Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide not available Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93.
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
Acacia farnesiana Flower not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Achillea millefolium Plant not available not available not available Tunon, H., Thorsell, W., and Bohlin, L. 1993. Mosquito Repelling Activity of Compounds Occurring in Achillea millefolium L. (Asteraceae). Economic Botany 48(2): 111-120, 1994.
Acorus calamus Rhizome 30.0 300.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Agastache rugosa Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Agathosma betulina Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Ageratum conyzoides Shoot not available 800.0 0.2 R. Vera, (1993); Chemical composition of the essential oil Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae) from Reunion, Flavour Fragr. J., Vol.8, 257-260.
Aloysia citrodora Plant not available not available not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Alpinia galanga Rhizome 100.0 12000.0 1.4 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Alpinia officinarum Rhizome 90.0 400.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Anethum graveolens Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Anethum graveolens Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Anethum graveolens Leaf 280.0 750.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Apium graveolens Seed Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Apium graveolens Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
Artemisia capillaris Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia dracunculus Shoot Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia dracunculus Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia dracunculus Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Aspalathus linearis Leaf Essent. Oil not available 13600.0 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Boronia megastigma Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *