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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 Sort descending Dosage Reference
Motor-Depressant not available Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Nematicide MLC=2,000 ug/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
Neurotoxic not available R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
Perfumery not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Pesticide not available Duke, 1992 *
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor 1 mM rbt Chen, S. J., Wang, M. H., Chen, I. J. 1996. Antiplatelet and Calcium Inhibitory Properties of Eugenol and Sodium Eugenol Acetate. Gen Pharmacol, 27(4): 629-633.
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor IC50=9.2 uM Duke, 1992 *
Sedative not available Duke, 1992 *
Termiticide LD100=5 mg/g Duke, 1992 *
Trichomonicide LD100=300 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Trichomonistat IC50=10 ug/ml Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Trypsin-Enhancer not available Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-93.
Ulcerogenic not available Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93.
Varroacide not available Duke, 1992 *
Vasodilator not available Duke, 1992 *
Vermifuge not available Duke, 1992 *
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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 Sort descending Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Acacia farnesiana Flower not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Achillea millefolium Plant not available not available not available Tunon, H., Thorsell, W., and Bohlin, L. 1993. Mosquito Repelling Activity of Compounds Occurring in Achillea millefolium L. (Asteraceae). Economic Botany 48(2): 111-120, 1994.
Acorus calamus Rhizome 30.0 300.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Agastache rugosa Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Agathosma betulina Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Ageratum conyzoides Shoot not available 800.0 0.2 R. Vera, (1993); Chemical composition of the essential oil Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae) from Reunion, Flavour Fragr. J., Vol.8, 257-260.
Aloysia citrodora Plant not available not available not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Alpinia galanga Rhizome 100.0 12000.0 1.4 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Alpinia officinarum Rhizome 90.0 400.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Anethum graveolens Leaf 280.0 750.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Anethum graveolens Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Anethum graveolens Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Apium graveolens Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
Apium graveolens Seed Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia capillaris Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia dracunculus Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia dracunculus Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia dracunculus Shoot Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Aspalathus linearis Leaf Essent. Oil not available 13600.0 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Boronia megastigma Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *