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Chemical ID
FORMICACID
Ubiquitous
No
| Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|
| LD50=1,100 (orl mus) | Merck 11th Edition |
| LD50=1,210 (orl rat) | |
| ADI=3 mg/kg | Martindale's 28th |
| Activity | Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Acaricide | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisyncopic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Astringent | not available | Merck 11th Edition |
| Corrosive | not available | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Counterirritant | not available | Merck 11th Edition |
| FLavor | FEMA 500-2,500 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Fungistat | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Fungitoxic | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Irritant | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pesticide | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Preservative | not available | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Toxic | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achillea millefolium | Plant | 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. |
| Actaea racemosa | 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. |
| Aloe vera | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| Anamirta cocculus | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Leaf | 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. |
| Arnica montana | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Artemisia absinthium | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Boronia megastigma | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cananga odorata | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ceratonia siliqua | Fruit | 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. |
| Chelidonium majus | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cimicifuga racemosa | 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. |
| Cinnamomum camphora | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Citrus aurantium | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Citrus aurantium | Hull Husk | 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. |
| Citrus aurantium | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Commiphora myrrha | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| Croton tiglium | Seed | 2400.0 | 4000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Datura stramonium | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Daucus carota | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |