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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Antioxidant 10 uM *
Antiprostaglandin 11 uM *
Antiprostaglandin IC50=9.2 mM *
Antipyretic 3 ml/man/day *
Antiradicular EC50=2 ul/l *
Antisalmonella MIC=400 ug/ml *
Antiseptic 400 ug/ml *
Antiseptic 3 ml/man/day *
Antispasmodic Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Antistaphylococcic 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 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jul-87.
AntiTNF *
Antitumor 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 *
Antiviral IC50=16.2-25.6 ug/ml *
Apifuge Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Calcium-Antagonist IC50=200 uM gpg *
Calcium-Antagonist IC50=224 uM *
Cancer-Preventive Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93.
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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 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 *
Camellia sinensis Fruit Essent. Oil *
Cananga odorata Flower *
Capsicum annuum Fruit *
Cinnamomum aromaticum Bark 1.8 375.0 -0.7 *
Cinnamomum aromaticum Leaf 2.8 400.0 -0.8 *
Cinnamomum aromaticum Plant *
Cinnamomum camphora Plant *
Cinnamomum verum Bark 140.0 16800.0 1.4 *
Cinnamomum verum Leaf 1400.0 16800.0 1.2 Wealth of India.
Cinnamomum verum Essential Oil *
Cinnamomum verum Leaf Essent. Oil 701000.0 945000.0 1.6 *
Cinnamomum verum Bark Essent. Oil 61000.0 420000.0 *
Cinnamomum verum Stem Bark *
Cinnamomum verum Root Bark *
Cistus ladaniferus Leaf 15.0 1050.0 -0.7 *
Coffea arabica Seed Jim Duke's personal files.
Commiphora myrrha Resin, Exudate, Sap Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
Commiphora myrrha Essential Oil 2300.0 -0.7 Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.