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Chemical THUJONE

Chemical ID
THUJONE
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=134 (scu mus) Merck 11th Edition
LDlo=120 (ipr rat) Jim Duke's personal files.
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
Abortifacient not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Anthelmintic not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antibacterial not available J. Ess. Oil Res. 7: 271.
Antiseptic not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antispasmodic ED50=0.127 mg/ml Fitoterapia No.59-1984.
Cerebrodepressant not available Duke, 1992 *
Convulsant 40 mg/kg 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.
Counterirritant not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Emmenagogue not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Epileptigenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Hallucinogenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Herbicide IC50=22 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.
Neurotoxic not available Duke, 1992 *
Perfumery not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Pesticide not available Duke, 1992 *
Respirainhibitor not available Duke, 1992 *
Toxic not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
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
Achillea millefolium Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia dracunculus Leaf Essent. Oil not available 60000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia dracunculus Shoot 60.0 600.0 1.4 Duke, 1992 *
Capsicum frutescens Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Carum carvi Seed not available not available not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Carum carvi Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Glycyrrhiza glabra Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Juniperus sabina Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Matricaria recutita Plant not available not available not available Kameoka, H. and Nakai, K. 1987. Components of essential oil from the root of Glycyrrhiza-glabra. Nippon Gogeikagaku Kaishi 61(9): 1119-1122.
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Mentha pulegium Essential Oil not available 1000.0 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Mentha pulegium Plant 10.0 20.0 -0.6 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Mentha x rotundifolia Leaf 20.0 360.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Pimenta racemosa Leaf 0.0 16.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Shoot 19.0 190.0 -0.3 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Rosmarinus officinalis Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Salvia officinalis Essential Oil 451300.0 531000.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Salvia officinalis Et not available 457000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Salvia officinalis Leaf 1453.0 12636.0 1.4 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Salvia officinalis Plant 2500.0 13000.0 2.0 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.