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Chemical NAPHTHALENE

Chemical ID
NAPHTHALENE
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=1,780 (orl rat)
LDlo=100 (orl chd)
LDlo=2 g/orl/chd Martindale's 29th
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
Cataractagenic not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
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
Acinos suaveolens Shoot not available 3500.0 1.4 Jim Duke's personal files.
Aspalathus linearis Leaf Essent. Oil not available 4300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Capsicum annuum Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Crocus sativus Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Juglans nigra Essential Oil not available 15000.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Nepeta racemosa Shoot not available 46.0 -0.7 Baser, K.H.C., Ozek, T., Akgul, A. and Tumen, G. 1993. Composition of the Essential Oil of Nepeta racemosa Lam. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 215-7.
Nepeta racemosa Shoot not available 46.0 -0.7 Baser, K.H.C., Ozek, T., Akgul, A. and Tumen, G. 1993. Composition of the Essential Oil of Nepeta racemosa Lam. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 215-7.
Syzygium aromaticum Essential Oil not available 1000.0 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Syzygium aromaticum Fruit not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Syzygium aromaticum Leaf not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Syzygium aromaticum Stem not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Syzygium aromaticum Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Vanilla planifolia Fruit not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Zea mays Husk Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Zea mays Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Zea mays Seed Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Zea mays Silk Essent. Oil not available 3000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *