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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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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
Hyssopus officinalis Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Hyssopus officinalis Leaf 0.2 160.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Illicium verum Fruit 250.0 1400.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Juniperus communis Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Lantana camara Shoot not available 27.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Laurus nobilis Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Laurus nobilis Leaf Essent. Oil 4000.0 183700.0 0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Laurus nobilis Leaf 20.0 3340.0 1.7 Duke, 1992 *
Lavandula angustifolia Flower 2000.0 10500.0 1.7 Duke, 1992 *
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 not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Melaleuca alternifolia Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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 Essential Oil not available 3000.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Melissa officinalis Shoot 1.0 80.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
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 not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Mentha longifolia Shoot 10.0 33360.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Mentha pulegium Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Mentha pulegium Plant 15.0 30.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *