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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=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
Thymus funkii Shoot not available not available not available Vila, R., et al. 1995. Composition and study of the variability of the essential oil of Thymus funkii Cousson. Flav. & Fragr. J. 10(6): 379-383.
Thymus vulgaris Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
Tilia sp. Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Trifolium pratense Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Umbellularia californica Plant 10.0 40.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Vaccinium corymbosum Fruit not available 0.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Vaccinium macrocarpon Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Vaccinium myrtillus Fruit Juice not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Vanilla planifolia Fruit not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
Viola odorata Flower 147.0 357.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Viola odorata Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Zea mays Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Zingiber officinale Rhizome Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *