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Chemical ID
MENTHONE
Ubiquitous
No
| Activity | Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Fungicide | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insecticide | LC50=156-194 mg/l | Duke, 1992 * |
| Larvicide | LC50=156-194 mg/l | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mutagenic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nematicide | MLC=1 mg/ml | Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183. |
| Perfumery | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Pesticide | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Psychoactive | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sedative | not available | Ortiz de Urbina, A.V., Martin*, M.L., Montero, M.J., Moran, A., and San Roman, L. 1988. Sedating and Antipyretic Activity of the Essential Oil of Calamintha sylvatica subsp. Ascendens. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 25: 165-171, 1989. |
| Trichomonicide | LD100=600 ug/ml | Duke, 1992 * |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micromeria croatica | Leaf | not available | 45.0 | -0.6 | Kirimer, N., Ozek, T., and Baser, K.H.C. 1991. Composition of the Essential Oil of Micromeria congesta. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 387-393. |
| Micromeria fruticosa | Leaf | 1.0 | 6000.0 | 0.1 | Kirimer, N., Ozek, T., and Baser, K.H.C. 1991. Composition of the Essential Oil of Micromeria congesta. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 387-393. |
| Micromeria fruticosa | Shoot | not available | 10.0 | -0.8 | Fleisher, Z. and Fleisher, A. 1991. The Essential Oil of Micromeria fruticosa (L.) Druce subsp. barbata (Boiss et. Ky.), P.H. Davis. Aromatic Plants of the Holy Land and the Sinai. Part VII. J. Ess. Oil Res 3: 477-479. |
| Micromeria fruticosa | Shoot | not available | 10.0 | -0.8 | Fleisher, Z. and Fleisher, A. 1991. The Essential Oil of Micromeria fruticosa (L.) Druce subsp. barbata (Boiss et. Ky.), P.H. Davis. Aromatic Plants of the Holy Land and the Sinai. Part VII. J. Ess. Oil Res 3: 477-479. |
| Micromeria juliana | Leaf | not available | 60.0 | -0.6 | Kirimer, N., Ozek, T., and Baser, K.H.C. 1991. Composition of the Essential Oil of Micromeria congesta. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 387-393. |
| Micromeria myrtifolia | Shoot | not available | 0.0 | -0.8 | Ozek, T., Kirimer, N., and Baser, K.H.C. 1992. Composition of the Essential Oil of Micromeria myrtifolia Boiss. et Hohen. J. Ess. Oil Res., 4: 79-80. |
| Micromeria thymifolia | Leaf | not available | 885.0 | -0.5 | Kirimer, N., Ozek, T., and Baser, K.H.C. 1991. Composition of the Essential Oil of Micromeria congesta. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 387-393. |
| Minthostachys mollis | Shoot | 130.0 | 265.0 | -0.8 | Alkire, B.H., Tucker, A.O., and Maciarello, M.J. 1994. Tipo (Minthostachys mollis (Lamiaceae): An Ecuadorian Mint. Econ. Bot. 48(1): 60-64. |
| Moldavica thymiflora | Plant | not available | 28.0 | -0.5 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Ocimum basilicum | Plant | not available | 1.0 | -0.5 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| Ocimum basilicum | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pelargonium citrosum | Shoot | not available | 0.4 | -0.8 | Matsuda, B. M., et al. 1996. Essential Oil Analysis and Field Evaluation of the Citrosa Plant 'Pelargonium citrosum' as a Repellent Against Populations of Aedes Mosquitoes. J. Am. Mosq. Contr. Assoc. 12(1):69-74. |
| Pelargonium graveolens | Essential Oil | 8.0 | 38.0 | -1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pelargonium roseum | Shoot | not available | 612.0 | -0.7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pycnanthemum albescens | Shoot | 680.0 | 2295.0 | -0.4 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Pycnanthemum beadlei | Shoot | not available | 644.0 | -0.7 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Pycnanthemum californicum | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Pycnanthemum clinopodioides | Shoot | 126.0 | 12826.0 | 1.4 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Pycnanthemum incanum | Shoot | 3036.0 | 10127.0 | 0.9 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Pycnanthemum montanum | Shoot | 371.0 | 640.0 | -0.7 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |