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Chemical ID
PCYMENE
Ubiquitous
No
| 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. |
| 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 * |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boswellia sacra | Resin Essent. Oil | not available | 0.5 | not available | Abdel Wahab, S. M., Aboutabl, E. A., El-Zalabani, S. M., Fouad, H. A., De Pooter, H. L., El-Fallaha, B. 1987. The Essential Oil of Olibanum. Plant Med. 53 (4): 382-384. |
| Boswellia serrata | Essential Oil | not available | 140000.0 | 0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Boswellia serrata | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | 22400.0 | -1.0 | Sabinsa: A series of well documented proprietary PR booklets, e.g.Sabinsa Corps. 1998. Bronchial Asthma - Its etiology and control with traditional herbal extracts. Sabinsa Corporation. Piscataway, NJ. 49 pp. |
| Calamintha nepeta | Plant | not available | 65.0 | -0.4 | J. Ethnopharmacology, 39: 167. |
| Calamintha nepeta | Leaf | not available | 1.0 | -0.4 | Akgul, A., De Pooter, H.L., and De Buyck, L.F. 1991. The Essential Oils of Calamintha nepeta subsp. glandulosa and Ziziphora clinopodioides from Turkey. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 7-10. |
| Calamintha nepeta | Shoot | not available | 9.0 | -0.5 | Kirimer, N., Baser, K.H.C., Ozek, T. and Kurkcuoglo, M. 1992. Composition of the Essential Oil of Calamintha nepeta subsp. glandulosa. J. Ess. Oil Res. 4:189-190 |
| Callicarpa americana | Leaf | not available | 7.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Canarium indicum | Essential Oil | 1500.0 | 3750.0 | -0.6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Capsicum annuum | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carthamus tinctorius | Bud | not available | 0.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carthamus tinctorius | Leaf | not available | 0.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carum carvi | Seed | 0.1 | 1320.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chamaemelum nobile | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chenopodium ambrosioides | Leaf | 365.0 | 4400.0 | 3.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chrysanthemum parthenium | Shoot | not available | 9.0 | -0.5 | Hendriks, H., Bos, R., and Woerdenbag, H. J. 1996. The Essential Oil of Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Schultz-Bip. Flavor and Fragrance Journal 11(6): 367-71. |
| Chrysanthemum x morifolium | Plant | 3.0 | 14.0 | -0.4 | Wealth of India. |
| Cinnamomum aromaticum | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cinnamomum camphora | Leaf | not available | 5.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cinnamomum verum | Leaf | 55.0 | 140.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cinnamomum verum | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |