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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
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 *