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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
Satureja hortensis Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Satureja montana Essential Oil not available 12900.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Satureja montana Plant 15.0 14260.0 1.3 Duke, 1992 *
Scutellaria baicalensis Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Skimmia arborescens 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.
Stevia rebaudiana Flower not available 130.0 -0.6 Kinghorn, A. D. (Ed.) 2002. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Industrial Profiles. Stevia. The genus Stevia. Taylor & Francis. New York, NY. 211 pp.
Stevia rebaudiana Leaf not available 65.0 -0.6 Kinghorn, A. D. (Ed.) 2002. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Industrial Profiles. Stevia. The genus Stevia. Taylor & Francis. New York, NY. 211 pp.
Syzygium aromaticum Fruit not available 1.0 -0.6 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Tagetes lucida Leaf not available not available not available Tramil
Tagetes lucida Shoot not available 65.0 -0.2 Bicchi, C., Fresia, M., Rubiolo, P., Monti, D., Franz, C., Goehler, I. 1997. Constituents of Tagetes lucida Cav. ssp. lucida essential oil. Flavor & Fragrance, 12(1): 47-52.
Tamarindus indica Fruit Essent. Oil not available 1000.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Tanacetum parthenium Essential Oil not available 13000.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Theobroma cacao Seed not available 5.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Thymus funkii Shoot not available 32.0 -0.2 Vila, R., et al. 1995. Composition and study of the variability of the essential oil of Thymus funkii Cousson. Flav. & Fragr. J. 10(6): 379-383.
Thymus funkii Shoot not available 32.0 -0.2 Vila, R., et al. 1995. Composition and study of the variability of the essential oil of Thymus funkii Cousson. Flav. & Fragr. J. 10(6): 379-383.
Thymus vulgaris Essential Oil 28200.0 42800.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Thymus vulgaris Plant 20.0 17420.0 1.7 Duke, 1992 *
Trifolium pratense Flower not available 70.0 -0.6 Buchnauer,G.,Jirovetz,L.,Nikiforov,A.1996.Comparative Investigation of Essential Clover Flower Oils from Austria Using Gas Chromatography-Flame Ionization Detection,Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectometry,and Gas Chrom.-Olfactometry.J.Agrc.Food Chem.44:1827-8
Vaccinium myrtillus Fruit Juice not available 0.0 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Vetiveria zizanioides Root not available 15.0 0.1 Duke, 1992 *