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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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METHYL-EUGENOL

Chemical ID
METHYLEUGENOL
Ubiquitous
No
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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Anesthetic *
Antibacterial Internat. J. Oriental Med. 15(4): 199, 1990+
Anticonvulsant *
Antidote (Strychnine) *
Antifeedant Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Antioxidant EC50=100 ul/l *
Antiradicular EC50=100 ul/l *
Antiseptic *
Cancer-Preventive Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Carcinogenic Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
FLavor FEMA 5-15 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Fungicide *
Fungistat 100 ug/ml Laekeman, G.M., Van Hoof, L., Haemers, A., Vanden Berghe, D.A., Herman, A.G., and Vlietinck, A.J. Eugenol a Valuable Compound for In Vitro Experimental Research and Worthwhile for Further In Vivo Investigation. Phytotherapy Research 4(3): 93, 1990.
Insectifuge Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Myorelaxant Fitoterapia No.61: 254, 1990.
Narcotic *
Nematicide MIC=1 mg/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
Perfumery Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Pesticide *
Sedative *
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List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Hyssopus officinalis Plant 7.0 100.0 -0.6 *
Hyssopus officinalis Shoot 7.0 100.0 -0.6 *
Juniperus virginiana Leaf *
Laurus nobilis Leaf 20.0 2608.0 -0.4 *
Melaleuca bracteata Leaf 2800.0 9000.0 0.5 Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
Melissa officinalis Shoot *
Metrosideros sclerocarpa Leaf 2.0 8.0 -0.8 *
Myristica fragrans Seed 20.0 900.0 *
Myrtus communis Plant 8.0 12.0 -0.7 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Ocimum basilicum Plant 13.0 1400.0 1.0 *
Ocimum canum Shoot =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
Ocimum gratissimum Plant 15.0 100.0 -0.6 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Ocimum gratissimum Shoot 9835.0 2.4 Vostrowsky, O., Garbe, W., Bestmann, H.J. and Maia, J.G.S. 1990. Essential Oil of Alfavaca, Ocimum gratissimum, from Brazilian Amazon. Zeitschr. Naturforschung 45(C): 1073-6.
Ocimum suave Shoot 2240.0 0.1 J. Nat. Prod. 44: 308.
Ocimum tenuiflorum Leaf 130.0 7740.0 0.4 *
Peumus boldus Leaf 0.0 125.0 -0.8 *
Pimenta dioica Fruit 1500.0 -1.0 *
Pimenta dioica Leaf 190.0 -0.8 *
Pimenta racemosa Leaf 130.0 16770.0 1.7 *
Piper nigrum Fruit *