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Chemical FORMIC-ACID

Chemical ID
FORMICACID
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=1,100 (orl mus) Merck 11th Edition
LD50=1,210 (orl rat)
ADI=3 mg/kg Martindale's 28th
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
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.
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
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 Pericarp 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.
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 *