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Chemical 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.
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Activity Sort descending 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 *
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List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Coriandrum sativum Seed Essent. Oil 414190.0 742300.0 2.2 Duke, 1992 *
Coriandrum sativum Fruit 400.0 10250.0 2.3 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 Fruit Essent. Oil 51000.0 64000.0 1.4 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.
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 Leaf 15.0 180.0 -0.5 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.