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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 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 pulegium Essential Oil not available 1100.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Mentha spicata Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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 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.