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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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TERPINEN-4-OL

Chemical ID
TERPINEN4OL
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=0.78 ml/kg (ims mus)
LD50=1.85 ml/kg (orl mus)
LD50=0.75 ml/kg (scu mus)
LD50=0.25 ml/kg (ipr mus) Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
LD50=1.5 ml/kg (ims rat) Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Allelopathic Wright,C.W.(Ed)2002.Medicinal&Aromatic Plants-Industrial Profiles.Artemisia.344pp.Maffei,M.(Ed)2002.Vetiveria.The Genus Vetiveria.Taylor&Francis.NY,NY.191pp.Southwell,I.,Lowe,R.(Eds)1999.Tea Tree.The Genus Melaleuca.Harwood Acad.Pub.Amsterdam,Netherlands.
Antiacetylcholinesterase IC21-24=1.2 mM *
Antiacne *
Antiallergic *
Antiasthmatic Chin. J. Tuber. Respir. Dis., 4:203, 1982.
Antibacterial *
Antioxidant *
Antiseptic Flav. & Frag. J. 9: 129.
Antispasmodic *
Antitussive Chin. J. Tuber. Respir. Dis.
Antiulcer *
Bacteriostatic Chin. J. Tuber. Respir. Dis.
Diuretic 0.1 ml/rat *
Fungicide *
Herbicide IC50=200 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.
Herbicide IC50=22 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 *
Irritant Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Nematicide MLC=1 mg/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
Pesticide *
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List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Croton lechleri Plant Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp.
Cuminum cyminum Seed Essent. Oil 1000.0 -0.7 *
Cuminum cyminum Fruit 30.0 -0.4 *
Cuminum cyminum Seed 30.0 -0.7 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Cymbopogon nardus Plant 21.0 84.0 -0.2 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Daucus carota Root 28.0 1.6 *
Dictamnus albus Shoot 43.0 -0.1 Baser, K.H.C., Kosar, M.Malyer, H. & Ozek, T. 1994. The Essential Oil Composition of Dictamnus albus from Turkey. Planta Med. 60:481-2
Dictamnus albus Shoot 3.0 -0.2 Baser, K.H.C., Kosar, M.Malyer, H. & Ozek, T. 1994. The Essential Oil Composition of Dictamnus albus from Turkey. Planta Med. 60:481-2
Dictamnus albus Shoot 43.0 -0.1 Baser, K.H.C., Kosar, M.Malyer, H. & Ozek, T. 1994. The Essential Oil Composition of Dictamnus albus from Turkey. Planta Med. 60:481-2
Elettaria cardamomum Fruit Essent. Oil 27000.0 1.4 *
Elettaria cardamomum Seed Essent. Oil 13000.0 -0.5 *
Elettaria cardamomum Fruit 252.0 23200.0 3.2 *
Elsholtzia pilosa Shoot 6.0 -0.2 *
Elsholtzia polystachya Leaf 2.6 -0.3 Mathela,C.S., Melkani,A.B., Bisht,J.C., Pant,A.K., Bestmann,H.J., Erler,J., Kobold,U., Rauscher,J. and Vostrowsky,O. 1992. Chemical Varieties of Essential Oils from Elsholtzia polystachya from Two Different Locations in India. Planta Medica 58: 376-379.
Elsholtzia polystachya Leaf 2.6 -0.3 Mathela,C.S., Melkani,A.B., Bisht,J.C., Pant,A.K., Bestmann,H.J., Erler,J., Kobold,U., Rauscher,J. and Vostrowsky,O. 1992. Chemical Varieties of Essential Oils from Elsholtzia polystachya from Two Different Locations in India. Planta Medica 58: 376-379.
Ephedra sinica Shoot 39.0 -0.2 *
Ephedra sinica Essential Oil Jim Duke's personal files.
Ephedra sinica Stem Jim Duke's personal files.
Eucalyptus albens Shoot 18.0 -0.2 Zrira, S. S., Benjilali, B. B., Fechtal, M. M., & Richard, H. H. 1991. Essential Oils of Twenty-seven Eucalyptus Species Grown in Morocco. Journal of Essential Oil Res. 4: 259-264.
Eucalyptus astringens Shoot 0.1 -0.2 Zrira, S. S., Benjilali, B. B., Fechtal, M. M., & Richard, H. H. 1991. Essential Oils of Twenty-seven Eucalyptus Species Grown in Morocco. Journal of Essential Oil Res. 4: 259-264.