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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
Vitex agnus-castus Leaf not available 0.5 -0.6 Ekundayo, O., Laakso, I., Holopainen, M., Hiltunen, R., Oguntimein, B., and Kauppinen, V. 1990. The Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Leaf Oil of Vitex agnus-castus L. J. Essential Oil Research, 2: 115-119.
Vitis vinifera Leaf Essent. Oil not available 273000.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Vitis vinifera Fruit not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Zea mays Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
Zea mays Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Zingiber officinale Rhizome not available 50.0 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Zingiber officinale Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Zingiber officinale Rhizome Essent. Oil 3200.0 30000.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *