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Chemical ID
HYDROQUINONE
Ubiquitous
No
| Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|
| LD50=320 (orl rat) | |
| LDlo 5 g (orl hmn) | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-87. |
| Activity | Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Allelochemic | IC100=2.7 mM | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Allergenic | not available | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antibacterial | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihepatomic | 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. |
| Antilithic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimalarial | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimelanomic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimelasmic | not available | Martindale's 29th |
| Antimenorrhagic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimitotic | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antinephritic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antipertussive | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antithyreotropic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitrypanosomic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Astringent | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carcinogenic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Co-carcinogenic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acacia nilotica | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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. |
| Arbutus unedo | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Leaf | 2000.0 | 5000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hyacinthus orientalis | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Illicium verum | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Origanum majorana | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Origanum majorana | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pimpinella anisum | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Pyrus communis | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Rhododendron dauricum | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Rubus fruticosus | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vaccinium myrtillus | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vaccinium myrtillus | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vaccinium vitis-idaea | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |