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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 IC65=30 ppm *
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.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Ocimum sanctum Leaf 4200.0 4970.0 -0.2 Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
Ocimum sp Plant Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Ocimum suave Shoot 110.0 2860.0 1.8 J. Nat. Prod. 44: 308.
Ocimum tenuiflorum Inflorescence 0.0 *
Ocimum tenuiflorum Leaf 45.0 5580.0 -0.2 *
Ocimum tenuiflorum Stem 20.0 100.0 -1.0 *
Oenanthe javanica Shoot *
Origanum majorana Plant 200.0 2000.0 0.5 *
Origanum majorana Leaf Essent. Oil 255000.0 -0.3 *
Origanum minutiflorum Shoot 55.0 125.0 -0.4 Baser, K.H.C., Tumen, G., Sezik, E. 1991. The Essential Oil of Origanum minutiflorum O. Schwarz and P.H. Davis. J. Ess. Oil Res. 3: 445-446.
Origanum onites Shoot 0.0 -0.5 Biondi, D., Cianci, P., Geraci, C. and Ruberto, G. 1993. Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Sicilian Aromatic Plants. Flav. & Frag. J. 8: 331-7.
Origanum vulgare Shoot *
Panax ginseng Root Essent. Oil *
Pelargonium graveolens Essential Oil *
Peumus boldus Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Pimenta dioica Leaf Essent. Oil 792400.0 1.1 *
Pimenta dioica Flower Essent. Oil 543000.0 *
Pimenta dioica Fruit 3500.0 36000.0 1.4 *
Pimenta dioica Leaf 8348.0 12000.0 0.6 *
Pimenta racemosa Leaf 16.0 21840.0 1.7 *