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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
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 *
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
Morinda citrifolia Fruit not available 0.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Morus alba Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Myristica fragrans Essential Oil 2000.0 3000.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Myristica fragrans Seed Essent. Oil 1000.0 38000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Myristica fragrans Seed 40.0 320.0 -0.9 Duke, 1992 *
Myroxylon balsamum Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Myrtus communis Shoot 1.0 15.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Narcissus tazetta Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Nicotiana tabacum Leaf not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Ocimum basilicum Leaf Essent. Oil 51200.0 270000.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Ocimum basilicum Leaf 14.0 8575.0 0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Ocimum basilicum Plant not available 14.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Ocimum basilicum Essential Oil 300.0 857500.0 1.7 Duke, 1992 *
Ocimum basilicum Shoot Essent. Oil 5700.0 26700.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Ocimum canum Shoot not available not available not available =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
Ocimum gratissimum Plant 0.0 5340.0 2.3 Duke, 1992 *
Ocimum gratissimum Seed not available 1670.0 -0.5 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Ocimum gratissimum Shoot not available 4045.0 2.8 Vostrowsky, O., Garbe, W., Bestmann, H.J. and Maia, J.G.S. 1990. Essential Oil of Alfavaca, Ocimum gratissimum, from Brazilian Amazon. Zeitschr. Naturforschung 45(C): 1073-6.
Ocimum kilimandscharicum Shoot 0.0 3000.0 1.9 Charles, D.J., and Simon, J.E. 1992. Essential Oil Constituents of Ocimum killimandscharicum Guerke. J. Ess. Oil Res., 4: 125-128.
Ocimum kilimandscharicum Flower 0.0 35.0 -0.4 Charles, D.J., and Simon, J.E. 1992. Essential Oil Constituents of Ocimum killimandscharicum Guerke. J. Ess. Oil Res., 4: 125-128.