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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

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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
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
Ocimum gratissimum Plant not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Ocimum tenuiflorum Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Panax quinquefolius Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Passiflora incarnata Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Pelargonium graveolens Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Peucedanum ostruthium Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Polygonum hydropiper Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Prunus persica Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Ribes nigrum 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.
Ribes uva-crispa Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Rubus idaeus Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Stevia rebaudiana Plant not available 8710.0 not available Kinghorn, A. D. (Ed.) 2002. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Industrial Profiles. Stevia. The genus Stevia. Taylor & Francis. New York, NY. 211 pp.
Tagetes minuta Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Taxus baccata Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Theobroma cacao Seed 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.
Thuja occidentalis Branches not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Umbellularia californica Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Urtica dioica Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Valeriana jatamansi Root not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Valeriana officinalis Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *