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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Irritant | not available | 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. |
| Larvicide | LC50=156-194 mg/l | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mosquitofuge | > Deet | Duke, 1992 * |
| Motor-Depressant | not available | Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC |
| Nematicide | MLC=1 mg/ml | Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183. |
| Perfumery | not available | Merck 11th Edition |
| Pesticide | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prooxidant | not available | Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp. |
| Sedative | 200 mg/kg ipr mus (1% as active as diazepam) | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sedative | ED=1-32 mg/kg | Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176) |
| Termitifuge | not available | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Trichomonicide | LD100=600 ug/ml | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tumor-Promoter | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acacia farnesiana | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| Acacia farnesiana | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| Achillea millefolium | Leaf | 1.0 | 4000.0 | 2.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acinos suaveolens | Shoot | not available | 1800.0 | -0.2 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Acorus calamus | Rhizome | 30.0 | 6000.0 | 1.0 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Agastache rugosa | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Agastache rugosa | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Agastache rugosa | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Allium sativum var. sativum | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Aloysia citrodora | Plant | 5.0 | 35.0 | -0.7 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Alpinia galanga | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpinia officinarum | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Ananas comosus | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| Anethum graveolens | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| Anethum graveolens | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angelica archangelica | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angelica archangelica | Root | not available | 10.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apium graveolens | Seed | 1.0 | 90.0 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apium graveolens | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | 14800.0 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Artemisia annua | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Wright,C.W.(Ed)2002.Medicinal&Aromatic Plants-Industrial Profiles.Artemisia.344pp.Maffei,M.(Ed)2002.Vetiveria.The Genus Vetiveria.Taylor&Francis.NY,NY.191pp.Southwell,I.,Lowe,R.(Eds)1999.Tea Tree.The Genus Melaleuca.Harwood Acad.Pub.Amsterdam,Netherlands. |