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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)
List of chemical activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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 *
List of chemical plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Origanum vulgare Essential Oil not available 380000.0 1.1 Duke, 1992 *
Origanum vulgare Shoot Essent. Oil 1200.0 238100.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Panax ginseng Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Pelargonium roseum Shoot not available 1962.0 -0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Perilla frutescens Leaf Essent. Oil not available 26000.0 -0.5 Kang, R., Helms, R., Stout, M.J., Jaber, H., Chen, Z., and Nakatsu, T. 1992. Antimicrobial Activity of the Volatile Constituents of Perilla frutescens and Its Synergistic Effects with Polygodial. J. Agric. Food Chem., 40: 2328-2330.
Perilla frutescens Shoot Essent. Oil not available 35000.0 -1.4 Nguyen, X. D., La, D. M., Lu'u, D. C., Leclercq, P. A. 1995. Essential Oil Constituents from the Aerial Parts of Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton. J. Essent. Oil Res., 7(4): 429-432.
Perilla frutescens Plant not available not available not available Kang, R., Helms, R., Stout, M.J., Jaber, H., Chen, Z., and Nakatsu, T. 1992. Antimicrobial Activity of the Volatile Constituents of Perilla frutescens and Its Synergistic Effects with Polygodial. J. Agric. Food Chem., 40: 2328-2330.
Petroselinum crispum Leaf not available 0.1 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Peumus boldus Leaf 0.0 4300.0 2.3 Duke, 1992 *
Pimenta dioica Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Pimenta dioica Fruit not available 42.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Pimenta dioica Leaf not available 5.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Pimenta racemosa Leaf 130.0 1080.0 0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Pimpinella anisum Seed not available 50.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Pimpinella anisum Seed Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Piper auritum Leaf not available not available not available Tramil
Piper cubeba Fruit not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Piper nigrum Fruit Essent. Oil not available 2200.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Piper nigrum Fruit not available 90.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Pistacia lentiscus Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *