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Chemical ID
NEROL
Ubiquitous
No
| Dosage |
|---|
| LD50=3,600 mg/kg (orl rat) |
| Activity | Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antibacterial | not available | HerbalGram No. 17. |
| Antihelicobacter | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Antiulcer | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Estrogenic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FLavor | FEMA 1-20 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Perfumery | not available | Merck 11th Edition |
| Pesticide | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sedative | not available | Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. |
| Trichomonicide | ED100=300 ug/ml | Duke, 1992 * |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citrus limon | Pericarp Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Citrus limon | Petiole | not available | 41.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Citrus paradisi | Pericarp | not available | 3.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Citrus reticulata | Fruit | 0.4 | 0.8 | -0.6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Citrus sinensis | Fruit | 0.7 | 1.0 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Coriandrum sativum | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | 6150.0 | 1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Coriandrum sativum | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Coriandrum sativum | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Cymbopogon citratus | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| Cymbopogon nardus | Plant | 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. |
| Cymbopogon parkeri | Plant | 2059.0 | 6189.0 | 3.6 | Rizk, A.F.M., The Phytochemistry of the Flora of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar, Kingprint, Richmond, UK, 1986. |
| Cymbopogon winterianus | Plant | 308.0 | 539.0 | -0.1 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Elettaria cardamomum | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | 3000.0 | -1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Elettaria cardamomum | Fruit | 10.0 | 30.0 | 1.7 | Duke, J. A. and duCellier, J. L. 1993. CRC Handbook of Alternative Cash Crops. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL 33431. 536 pp. US $312.50. |
| Elsholtzia eriostachya | Shoot | not available | 11.0 | -0.3 | Pant, A.K., Dev, V., Parihar, R., Mathela,C.S., Rauscher, J., Vostrowsky, O. and Bestmann, H.J. 1992. The Essential Oil from Elsholtzia eriostachya var. pusilla. J. Ess. Oil Res. 4: 547-549. |
| Elsholtzia pilosa | Shoot | not available | 1.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Eucalyptus behriana | Leaf | not available | 85.0 | 0.0 | Bignell, C.M., Dunlop, P.J., Brophy, J.J., and Jackson, J.F. 1995. Volatile Leaf Oils of Some South-western and Southern Australian Species of the Genus Eucalyptus. Part VI. Subjenus Symphyomyrtus, Section Adnataria. Flavour and Fragrance J. 10(6):359-364 |
| Eucalyptus cuprea | Leaf | not available | 6.4 | -0.3 | Bignell, C.M., Dunlop, P.J., Brophy, J.J., and Jackson, J.F. 1995. Volatile Leaf Oils of Some South-western and Southern Australian Species of the Genus Eucalyptus. Part VI. Subjenus Symphyomyrtus, Section Adnataria. Flavour and Fragrance J. 10(6):359-364 |
| Eucalyptus desquamata | Leaf | 0.0 | 15.0 | -0.2 | Bignell, C.M., Dunlop, P.J., Brophy, J.J., and Jackson, J.F. 1995. Volatile Leaf Oils of Some South-western and Southern Australian Species of the Genus Eucalyptus. Part VI. Subjenus Symphyomyrtus, Section Adnataria. Flavour and Fragrance J. 10(6):359-364 |
| Eucalyptus fasiculosa | Leaf | 0.0 | 1.3 | -0.3 | Bignell, C.M., Dunlop, P.J., Brophy, J.J., and Jackson, J.F. 1995. Volatile Leaf Oils of Some South-western and Southern Australian Species of the Genus Eucalyptus. Part VI. Subjenus Symphyomyrtus, Section Adnataria. Flavour and Fragrance J. 10(6):359-364 |