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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
Carcinogenic? not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Carminative not available Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994.
Choleretic not available Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Depressant not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
COX-1-Inhibitor IC97=1,000 uM Duke, 1992 *
COX-2-Inhibitor IC>97=1,000 uM Duke, 1992 *
COX-2-Inhibitor IC50=129 uM Duke, 1992 *
Cytochrome-P450-Inhibitor not available Pizzorno, J. 1998. Total Wellness. Prima Health, a division of Prima.
Cytotoxic 25 ug/ml Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93.
Dermatitigenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Enterorelaxant not available J. Aromatherapy 4: 22.
FLavor FEMA 10-500 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Fungicide not available Duke, 1992 *
Hepatoprotective 100 ppm Duke, 1992 *
Herbicide not available Duke, 1992 *
Insecticide not available Duke, 1992 *
Insectifuge not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Irritant not available Duke, 1992 *
Juvabional not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Larvicide not available Duke, 1992 *
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
Rosa gallica Flower 2.0 4.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Rosmarinus officinalis Shoot not available 0.5 -0.5 Tucker, A. O. and Maciarello, M. J. 1998. The essential oils of some rosemary cultivars. Flavor and Fragrance Journal, 1: 137-142. 1986.
Santalum album Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Sassafras albidum Root 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.
Scutellaria baicalensis Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Stevia rebaudiana Flower not available not available not available Kinghorn, A. D. (Ed.) 2002. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Industrial Profiles. Stevia. The genus Stevia. Taylor & Francis. New York, NY. 211 pp.
Stevia rebaudiana Leaf not available not available not available Kinghorn, A. D. (Ed.) 2002. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Industrial Profiles. Stevia. The genus Stevia. Taylor & Francis. New York, NY. 211 pp.
Syzygium aromaticum Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Syzygium aromaticum Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Syzygium aromaticum Flower 108655.0 180000.0 2.6 Duke, 1992 *
Syzygium aromaticum Leaf 7920.0 26400.0 2.3 Duke, 1992 *
Syzygium aromaticum Stem 36000.0 57000.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Syzygium aromaticum Essential Oil 61000.0 627000.0 1.1 Duke, 1992 *
Syzygium aromaticum Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Syzygium aromaticum Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Tanacetum parthenium Fruit Essent. Oil not available 1000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Tanacetum parthenium Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Thymus capitatus Shoot not available 21.0 -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.
Thymus cilicicus Shoot not available 0.1 -0.5 Tumen, G., Koyuncu, M., Kirimer, N., and Baser, K.H.C. 1994. Composition of the Essential Oil of Thymus cilicicus Boiss. & Bal. J. Ess. Oil Res. 6: 97-8.
Thymus funkii Shoot not available 5.0 -0.5 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.