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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 IC65=30 ppm 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=200 uM gpg Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist IC50=224 uM 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
Morinda citrifolia Fruit not available 0.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Morus alba Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Myristica fragrans Seed 40.0 320.0 -0.9 Duke, 1992 *
Myristica fragrans Essential Oil 2000.0 3000.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Myristica fragrans Seed Essent. Oil 1000.0 38000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Myroxylon balsamum Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Myrtus communis Shoot 1.0 15.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Narcissus tazetta Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Nicotiana tabacum Leaf not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Ocimum basilicum Leaf 14.0 8575.0 0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Ocimum basilicum Essential Oil 300.0 857500.0 1.7 Duke, 1992 *
Ocimum basilicum Plant not available 14.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Ocimum basilicum Shoot Essent. Oil 5700.0 26700.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Ocimum basilicum Leaf Essent. Oil 51200.0 270000.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Ocimum canum Shoot not available not available not available =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
Ocimum gratissimum Plant 0.0 5340.0 2.3 Duke, 1992 *
Ocimum gratissimum Seed not available 1670.0 -0.5 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Ocimum gratissimum Shoot not available 4045.0 2.8 Vostrowsky, O., Garbe, W., Bestmann, H.J. and Maia, J.G.S. 1990. Essential Oil of Alfavaca, Ocimum gratissimum, from Brazilian Amazon. Zeitschr. Naturforschung 45(C): 1073-6.
Ocimum kilimandscharicum Flower 0.0 35.0 -0.4 Charles, D.J., and Simon, J.E. 1992. Essential Oil Constituents of Ocimum killimandscharicum Guerke. J. Ess. Oil Res., 4: 125-128.
Ocimum kilimandscharicum Shoot 0.0 3000.0 1.9 Charles, D.J., and Simon, J.E. 1992. Essential Oil Constituents of Ocimum killimandscharicum Guerke. J. Ess. Oil Res., 4: 125-128.