Chemical LIMONENE | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Chemical ID

LIMONENE

Ubiquitous

List of known dosages
Dosage	Reference
LD50=4,600 mg/kg (orl rat)?
MLD=5,000 mg/kg (orl hmn)	Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
LD50=5,000 mg/kg (orl rat)

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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	LC100=8 uM	Duke, 1992 *
AChE-Inhibitor	not available	Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Allelochemic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic	1/20th carene	Duke, 1992 *
Antiacetylcholinesterase	IC22-26=1.2 mM	Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenomic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran?	not available	Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Antiasthmatic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial	not available	Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994.
Anticancer	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antiesophagitic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antifeedant	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antiflu	not available	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 195.
Antiinflammatory	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antimetastatic (Stomach)	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic	not available	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antiobesity	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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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
Calamintha nepeta	Shoot	not available	585.0	0.0	Kirimer, N., Baser, K.H.C., Ozek, T. and Kurkcuoglo, M. 1992. Composition of the Essential Oil of Calamintha nepeta subsp. glandulosa. J. Ess. Oil Res. 4:189-190
Callicarpa americana	Leaf	not available	4.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Camellia sinensis	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Canarium indicum	Essential Oil	54100.0	135250.0	0.0	Duke, 1992 *
Capsicum annuum	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Capsicum frutescens	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Carthamus tinctorius	Bud	not available	0.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Carthamus tinctorius	Leaf	not available	0.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Carum carvi	Essential Oil	250000.0	500000.0	2.1	Duke, 1992 *
Carum carvi	Seed Essent. Oil	not available	381600.0	0.7	Duke, 1992 *
Carum carvi	Seed	3000.0	42000.0	2.2	Duke, 1992 *
Carum carvi	Fruit	7860.0	30180.0	3.6	Duke, 1992 *
Carum carvi	Plant	not available	420.0	-0.2	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Centella asiatica	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
Chamaemelum nobile	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Chenopodium ambrosioides	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Chrysanthemum balsamita	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Chrysanthemum parthenium	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Hendriks, H., Bos, R., and Woerdenbag, H. J. 1996. The Essential Oil of Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Schultz-Bip. Flavor and Fragrance Journal 11(6): 367-71.
Cinnamomum aromaticum	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Cinnamomum camphora	Leaf	48.0	120.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *