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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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THYMOL

Chemical ID
THYMOL
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=1,800 (orl mus)
LD50=980 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.

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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor (=indomethacin) *
Dentifrice Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Deodorant Martindale's 28th
Dermatitigenic *
Enterorelaxant J. Aromatherapy 4: 22.
Enterotoxic Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Expectorant Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
FLavor FEMA 2-100 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Fungicide Merck 11th Edition
Gastroirritant Martindale's 29th
Gram(+)icide MIC=200-400 ug/ml *
Gram(-)icide MIC=50-200 ug/ml *
Insecticide LC50=36-49 mg/l *
Insecticide 0.22 uM/fly *
Insectifuge *
Irritant Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Larvicide 10 ppm Berenbaum, M. R., The natives knew, Chemtech, (May), 1990, 275-279.
Larvicide 58 ppm *
Larvicide LC50=36-49 mg/l *
Molluscicide *
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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
Achillea millefolium Leaf 1.0 15.0 -0.4 *
Acinos suaveolens Shoot 5.0 -0.3 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.
Anethum graveolens Shoot Essent. Oil 1600.0 -0.7 *
Apium graveolens Plant *
Apium graveolens Seed Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp.
Apium graveolens Seed Essent. Oil 1700.0 -0.7 *
Arnica montana Flower *
Artemisia annua Plant 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.
Artemisia herba-alba Plant *
Aspalathus linearis Leaf Essent. Oil 2200.0 -1.0 *
Calamintha nepeta Shoot 14.0 -0.3 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
Camellia sinensis Leaf *
Chrysanthemum parthenium Shoot 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 Flower Wealth of India.
Citrus aurantium Leaf 1.0 -0.4 *
Citrus limon Pericarp Essent. Oil 53000.0 111000.0 Jim Duke's personal files.
Citrus limon Leaf Essent. Oil 11000.0 1.0 Jim Duke's personal files.
Citrus reticulata Fruit 0.1 -0.7 *
Citrus sinensis Fruit 0.0 0.1 -0.7 *
Coriandrum sativum Seed Essent. Oil 68140.0 1.4 *