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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 IC50=9.2 mM Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostaglandin 11 uM 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
Ligustrum japonicum Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Lonicera japonica Flower not available not available not available Schlotzhauer, W.S., S.D. Pair, and R.J. Horvat. 1996. Volatile constituents from the flowers of Japanese Honeysuckle. J. Agric. Food Chem. 44:206-209.
Lycopersicon esculentum Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Magnolia kobus Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Melaleuca bracteata Leaf not available not available not available Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
Melaleuca viridiflora Leaf not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Melia azedarach Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Melissa officinalis Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Essential Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Mentha longifolia Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Mentha pulegium Plant 160.0 320.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Mentha pulegium Essential Oil not available 16000.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Mentha spicata Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Mentha spicata Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Mentha spicata Leaf not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Mentha x piperita Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Micromeria congesta Leaf 5.0 15.0 -0.8 Kirimer, N., Ozek, T., and Baser, K.H.C. 1991. Composition of the Essential Oil of Micromeria congesta. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 387-393.
Micromeria fruticosa Shoot not available 0.0 -0.5 Fleisher, Z. and Fleisher, A. 1991. The Essential Oil of Micromeria fruticosa (L.) Druce subsp. barbata (Boiss et. Ky.), P.H. Davis. Aromatic Plants of the Holy Land and the Sinai. Part VII. J. Ess. Oil Res 3: 477-479.
Micromeria fruticosa Shoot not available 0.0 -0.5 Fleisher, Z. and Fleisher, A. 1991. The Essential Oil of Micromeria fruticosa (L.) Druce subsp. barbata (Boiss et. Ky.), P.H. Davis. Aromatic Plants of the Holy Land and the Sinai. Part VII. J. Ess. Oil Res 3: 477-479.
Micromeria myrtifolia Shoot not available 0.0 -0.5 Ozek, T., Kirimer, N., and Baser, K.H.C. 1992. Composition of the Essential Oil of Micromeria myrtifolia Boiss. et Hohen. J. Ess. Oil Res., 4: 79-80.