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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinnamomum verum | Bark | 85.0 | 956.0 | 1.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cinnamomum verum | Twig | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cinnamomum verum | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cinnamomum verum | Bark Essent. Oil | not available | 23000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cinnamomum verum | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cinnamomum verum | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Citrus aurantiifolia | Fruit | 9.0 | 20.0 | -0.6 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Citrus aurantium | Leaf | 1990.0 | 2795.0 | 1.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Citrus limon | Pericarp Essent. Oil | 7000.0 | 111000.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Citrus limon | Leaf Essent. Oil | 18000.0 | 81000.0 | -0.2 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Citrus limon | Essential Oil | 8.0 | 30.0 | -0.6 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Citrus limon | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Citrus limon | Petiole | not available | 12.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Citrus reticulata | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 95500.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Citrus reticulata | Fruit | 3.0 | 610.0 | -0.4 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Citrus sinensis | Fruit | 30.0 | 530.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Citrus sinensis | Fruit Juice | 0.2 | 4.7 | 1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Coleus barbatus | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 3900.0 | -0.7 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Coleus barbatus | Stem Essent. Oil | not available | 3900.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Coriandrum sativum | Fruit | 400.0 | 10250.0 | 2.3 | Duke, 1992 * |