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Chemical ID
SAFROLE
Ubiquitous
No
| Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|
| LD50=1,950 (orl rat) | |
| LD50=2,350 (orl mus) | Merck 11th Edition |
| Activity | Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Irritant | not available | Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp. |
| Mutagenic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nematicide | MLC=1 mg/ml | Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183. |
| Neurotoxic | not available | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| Pediculicide | not available | Merck 11th Edition |
| Perfumery | not available | Merck 11th Edition |
| Pesticide | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Psychoactive | not available | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| Tremorigenic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agastache rugosa | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Anethum graveolens | Plant | 125.0 | 360.0 | 0.6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anethum graveolens | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angelica sinensis | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Angelica sinensis | Root | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| Asiasarum heterotropoides | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Asiasarum sieboldii | Root | 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 * |
| Chenopodium ambrosioides | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cinnamomum aromaticum | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cinnamomum camphora | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cinnamomum verum | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cinnamomum verum | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| Cinnamomum verum | Bark | 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. |
| Cinnamomum verum | Leaf Essent. Oil | 6500.0 | 23000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cinnamomum verum | Bark Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cinnamomum verum | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cinnamomum verum | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ephedra sinica | Shoot | not available | 2.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |