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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coriandrum sativum | Essential Oil | not available | 568000.0 | 2.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Coriandrum sativum | Seed Essent. Oil | 414190.0 | 742300.0 | 2.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Crocus sativus | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cuminum cyminum | Seed | 30.0 | 318.0 | -0.2 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Cuminum cyminum | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | 300.0 | -0.6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Curcuma longa | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 1600.0 | -1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Curcuma longa | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Curcuma longa | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cymbopogon citratus | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Elettaria cardamomum | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | 26000.0 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Elettaria cardamomum | Fruit | 1288.0 | 8000.0 | 1.7 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Elettaria cardamomum | Fruit Essent. Oil | 51000.0 | 64000.0 | 1.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Eucalyptus albens | 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 astringens | 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 blakelyi | 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 bosistoana | Shoot | not available | 30.0 | -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 botryoides | 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 brassiana | Leaf | not available | 35.0 | -0.6 | Singh, A. K., Gupta, K. C., & Brophy, J. J. 1991. Chemical Constituents of the Leaf Essential Oil of Eucalyptus brassiana S. T. Blake. Journal of Essential Oil Res. 3: 45-7. |
| Eucalyptus camaldulensis | 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 citriodora | Shoot | not available | 3000.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |