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Chemical P-CRESOL

Chemical ID
PCRESOL
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=1,454 (orl rat) CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
LD50=750 (orl rat) Merck 11th Edition
LD50=861 (orl mus)
LD50=1,100 (cut rat)

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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
Allelochemic IC50=1.13 mM Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Antimutagenic not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antiseptic not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Cancer-Preventive not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
FLavor FEMA <1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Parasiticide 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 *
Rodenticide LD50=1,100 cut rat Duke, 1992 *
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
Acacia farnesiana Flower not available not available not available Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
Artemisia capillaris Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia dracunculus Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
Aspalathus linearis Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Asparagus officinalis Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Camellia sinensis Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Cananga odorata Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Capsicum annuum Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Coffea arabica Seed not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Ephedra sinica Shoot not available 1.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Jasminum officinale Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Juniperus oxycedrus Wood not available 45.0 not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Ligustrum japonicum Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Mentha pulegium Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Mentha x piperita Leaf 0.0 0.0 not available Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Morus alba Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Pimpinella anisum Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Prunus cerasus Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Rheum palmatum Rhizome not available 0.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
Rubus idaeus Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *