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Chemical (-)-MENTHOL

Chemical ID
-MENTHOL
Ubiquitous
No
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
Antiacetylcholinesterase IC38=164 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Antiacetylcholinesterase IC38=1.2 mM Duke, 1992 *
Pesticide not available Duke, 1992 *
Termiticide not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Leaf 1500.0 9600.0 -0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Mentha pulegium Essential Oil not available 1100.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Mentha pulegium Plant 1.0 22.0 not available Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Mentha spicata Leaf 8.0 200.0 -1.2 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Mentha spicata Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Mentha x piperita Leaf 570.0 22800.0 1.3 Duke, 1992 *
Momordica charantia Seed Essent. Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.