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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
Antiseptic 5 x phenol Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
Antishock Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antispasmodic 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 *
Barbituate-Synergist *
Bronchorelaxant Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Cancer-Preventive Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidistat *
Carminative *
CNS-Depressant *
Culicide LC50=156-194 mg/l *
Cytotoxic *
Expectorant 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 Acta Botanica Sinica, 32: 49.
GABA-nergic *
Hypnotic *
Hypothermic *
Insecticide LC50=156-194 mg/l *
Insectifuge Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
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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
Hyssopus officinalis Leaf 0.2 160.0 -0.5 *
Hyssopus officinalis Flower 0.1 1.0 -0.6 Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72.
Illicium verum Fruit 250.0 1400.0 -0.2 *
Juniperus communis Plant *
Lantana camara Shoot 27.0 -0.2 *
Laurus nobilis Leaf 20.0 3340.0 1.7 *
Laurus nobilis Essential Oil *
Laurus nobilis Leaf Essent. Oil 4000.0 183700.0 0.5 *
Lavandula angustifolia Flower 2000.0 10500.0 1.7 *
Levisticum officinale Root 3.0 30.0 1.5 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Lippia javanica Essential Oil *
Melaleuca alternifolia Leaf 10.0 25.0 -0.6 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Melaleuca alternifolia Root Essent. Oil *
Melaleuca alternifolia Essential Oil 3000.0 -0.6 *
Melissa officinalis Shoot 1.0 80.0 -0.2 *
Mentha aquatica Leaf 1080.0 3060.0 1.5 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Leaf Jim Duke's personal files.
Mentha longifolia Shoot 10.0 33360.0 1.0 *
Mentha pulegium Plant 15.0 30.0 -0.7 *
Mentha pulegium Essential Oil *