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Chemical LINALOOL

Chemical ID
LINALOOL
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=2,790 mg/kg (orl rat) Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
ADI=500 ug/kg
LD50=459 mg/kg (ipr mus)
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 C90=<15 ul/l (=<15 ppm Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic not available Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 0.01-1 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Antiacetylcholinesterase not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antianaphylactic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial MIC=1,600 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Anticariogenic MIC=1,600 ug/ml Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105.
Anticolic not available Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant 200 mg/kg ipr mus Duke, 1992 *
Antiedemic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiglutamaergic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antihistaminic not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antiinflammatory not available Duke, 1992 *
Antileukemic IC50=3.5-4.2 ug/ml Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antilymphomic IC50=3.5-4.2 ug/ml Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antimange not available Duke, 1992 *
Antimite not available Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic not available Duke, 1992 *
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
Acacia farnesiana Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
Acacia farnesiana Flower not available not available not available Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Achillea millefolium Leaf 1.0 4000.0 2.1 Duke, 1992 *
Acinos suaveolens Shoot not available 1800.0 -0.2 Jim Duke's personal files.
Acorus calamus Rhizome 30.0 6000.0 1.0 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Agastache rugosa Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Agastache rugosa Essential Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Agastache rugosa Tissue Culture not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Allium sativum var. sativum Bulb not available not available not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Aloysia citrodora Plant 5.0 35.0 -0.7 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Alpinia galanga Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Alpinia officinarum Rhizome not available not available not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Ananas comosus Fruit not available not available not available Wealth of India.
Anethum graveolens Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
Anethum graveolens Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Angelica archangelica Root not available 10.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Angelica archangelica Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Apium graveolens Seed 1.0 90.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Apium graveolens Seed Essent. Oil not available 14800.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia annua Shoot not available not available not available Wright,C.W.(Ed)2002.Medicinal&Aromatic Plants-Industrial Profiles.Artemisia.344pp.Maffei,M.(Ed)2002.Vetiveria.The Genus Vetiveria.Taylor&Francis.NY,NY.191pp.Southwell,I.,Lowe,R.(Eds)1999.Tea Tree.The Genus Melaleuca.Harwood Acad.Pub.Amsterdam,Netherlands.