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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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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)
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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 C90=<15 ul/l (=<15 ppm *
Allergenic *
Analgesic *
Anesthetic 0.01-1 ug/ml *
Antiacetylcholinesterase *
Antiallergic Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antianaphylactic *
Antibacterial MIC=1,600 ug/ml *
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 *
Anticonvulsant 200 mg/kg ipr mus *
Antiedemic *
Antiglutamaergic *
Antihistaminic Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antiinflammatory *
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 *
Antimite *
Antimutagenic *
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List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Eucalyptus tereticornis Shoot 0.1 -0.2 Zrira, S. S., Benjilali, B. B., Fechtal, M. M., & Richard, H. H. 1991. Essential Oils of Twenty-seven Eucalyptus Species Grown in Morocco. Journal of Essential Oil Res. 4: 259-264.
Ficus carica Fruit *
Ficus carica Leaf Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Ficus carica Leaf Essent. Oil *
Foeniculum vulgare Seed Essent. Oil 700.0 6300.0 -0.5 Jim Duke's personal files.
Foeniculum vulgare Plant 60.0 -0.7 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Foeniculum vulgare Seed 1.0 2050.0 2.2 *
Fragaria spp Leaf *
Gardenia jasminoides Flower ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Gentiana lutea Essential Oil Abstract (See species file)
Glycyrrhiza glabra Root 2.0 -1.2 *
Helianthus annuus Flower Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
Hesperis matronalis Flower Nielsen, J. K., Jakobsen, H. B., Friis, P., Hansen, K., Moller, J., Olsen, C. E. 1995. Asynchronous Rhythmus in the Emission of Volatiles from Hesperis matronalis Flowers. Phytochemistry, 38(4): 847-851.
Hibiscus sabdariffa Calyx *
Houttuynia cordata Shoot Essent. Oil *
Houttuynia cordata Essential Oil *
Humulus lupulus Fruit *
Humulus lupulus Essential Oil *
Hypericum perforatum Plant 2.5 45.0 -0.7 *
Hyssopus officinalis Flower 0.1 1.0 -0.6 Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72.