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Chemical P-CYMENE

Chemical ID
PCYMENE
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=4,750 mg/kg (orl rat) Merck 11th Edition, 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.
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
Analgesic not available Martindale's 28th
Antiacetylcholinesterase IC40=1.2 mM Duke, 1992 *
Antibacillary not available Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiflu not available Duke, 1992 *
Antirheumatalgic not available Martindale's 28th
Antiviral not available Duke, 1992 *
FLavor FEMA 12-250 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Fungicide not available Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
Herbicide IC50=50 uM Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
Insectifuge not available Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Irritant 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.
Laxative 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.
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 LD100=50 ug/ml 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
Abies alba Leaf 25.0 35.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Achillea millefolium Leaf 9.0 1185.0 0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Acinos suaveolens Shoot not available 4.0 -0.5 Tumen, G. 1991. The Volatile Constituents of Acinos suaveolens (Sibt. et Smith). G. Don fil. Growing in Turkey. J. Ess. Oil Res. 3:191-2.
Acorus calamus Rhizome 0.0 50.0 -0.5 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Aegle marmelos Leaf not available 1020.0 0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Agathosma betulina Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Allium cepa Fruit Juice not available not available not available Schmidt, N. E., et. al. 1996. Rapid Extraction Method of Quantitating the Lachrymatory Factor of Onion Using Gas Chromatography. J. Agric. Food Chem., 44(9): 2690-2693.
Aloysia citrodora Plant 1.0 7.0 -0.4 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Alpinia galanga Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Alpinia officinarum Rhizome not available not available not available Wealth of India.
Amomum compactum Seed not available not available not available 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.
Anethum graveolens Fruit 336.0 3773.0 -0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Anethum graveolens Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Anethum graveolens Seed 40.0 3775.0 0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Anethum graveolens Leaf Essent. Oil not available 21700.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Anethum graveolens Leaf 30.0 4460.0 3.3 Duke, 1992 *
Anethum graveolens Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Anethum graveolens Seed Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Anethum graveolens Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Angelica archangelica Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *