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Chemical ID
LINALOOL
Ubiquitous
No
| 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) |
| Activity | Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiseptic | 5 x phenol | Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176) |
| Antishock | not available | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antispasmodic | not available | Buchbauer, G., Jirovetz*, L., Nikiforov, A., Remberg, G., Raverdino, V. 1989. Headspace-Analysis and Aroma Compounds of Austrian Hay-Blossoms (Flores Graminis, Graminis Flos) used in Aromatherapy. J. Ess. Oil Res., 2: 185-191, 1990. |
| Antiviral | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Barbituate-Synergist | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchorelaxant | not available | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Cancer-Preventive | not available | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidistat | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carminative | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Depressant | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Culicide | LC50=156-194 mg/l | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytotoxic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Expectorant | not available | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| FLavor | FEMA 2-40 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Fungicide | not available | Acta Botanica Sinica, 32: 49. |
| GABA-nergic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypnotic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypothermic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insecticide | LC50=156-194 mg/l | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insectifuge | not available | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eucalyptus citriodora | Shoot | not available | 3000.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Eucalyptus citriodora | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 3000.0 | -0.7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Eucalyptus cladocalyx | Shoot | not available | 22.0 | -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. |
| Eucalyptus dealbata | Shoot | not available | 13.0 | -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. |
| Eucalyptus diversicolor | Shoot | not available | 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. |
| Eucalyptus globulus | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 2000.0 | -0.7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Eucalyptus globulus | Shoot | not available | 2000.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Eucalyptus maculata | Shoot | not available | 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. |
| Eucalyptus maideni | Shoot | not available | 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. |
| Eucalyptus melliodora | Shoot | not available | 35.0 | -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. |
| Eucalyptus moluccana | Shoot | not available | 48.0 | -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. |
| Eucalyptus occidentalis | Shoot | not available | 13.0 | -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. |
| Eucalyptus oviformis | Shoot | not available | 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. |
| Eucalyptus paniculata | Shoot | not available | 2.0 | -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. |
| Eucalyptus polyanthemos | Shoot | not available | 6.0 | -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. |
| Eucalyptus populnea | Leaf | not available | 1.8 | -0.6 | Bignell, C.M., Dunlop, P.J., Brophy, J.J., and Jackson, J.F. 1995. Volatile Leaf Oils of Some South-western and Southern Australian Species of the Genus Eucalyptus. Part VI. Subjenus Symphyomyrtus, Section Adnataria. Flavour and Fragrance J. 10(6):359-364 |
| Eucalyptus punctata | Shoot | not available | 45.0 | -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. |
| Eucalyptus saligna | Shoot | not available | 12.0 | -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. |
| Eucalyptus siderophloia | Shoot | not available | 14.0 | -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. |
| Eucalyptus sideroxylon | Shoot | not available | 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. |