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Chemical ID
THYMOL
Ubiquitous
No
| 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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| Activity | Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | (=indomethacin) | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dentifrice | not available | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Deodorant | not available | Martindale's 28th |
| Dermatitigenic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Enterorelaxant | not available | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
| Enterotoxic | not available | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Expectorant | not available | 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 | not available | Merck 11th Edition |
| Gastroirritant | not available | Martindale's 29th |
| Gram(+)icide | MIC=200-400 ug/ml | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gram(-)icide | MIC=50-200 ug/ml | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insecticide | LC50=36-49 mg/l | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insecticide | 0.22 uM/fly | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insectifuge | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Irritant | not available | 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Larvicide | LC50=36-49 mg/l | Duke, 1992 * |
| Molluscicide | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monarda didyma | Plant | 5.0 | 50.0 | -0.6 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Monarda fistulosa | Plant | 1.0 | 20850.0 | 2.0 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Monarda media | Plant | not available | 1292.0 | -0.4 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Monarda punctata | Plant | 2000.0 | 27633.0 | 2.8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Monarda russeliana | Plant | not available | 1752.0 | -0.4 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Nepeta cataria | Plant | 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. |
| Nepeta racemosa | Shoot | not available | 305.0 | -0.3 | Baser, K.H.C., Ozek, T., Akgul, A. and Tumen, G. 1993. Composition of the Essential Oil of Nepeta racemosa Lam. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 215-7. |
| Nepeta racemosa | Shoot | not available | 305.0 | -0.3 | Baser, K.H.C., Ozek, T., Akgul, A. and Tumen, G. 1993. Composition of the Essential Oil of Nepeta racemosa Lam. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 215-7. |
| Nigella sativa | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ocimum basilicum | Leaf | not available | 1415.0 | 0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ocimum basilicum | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ocimum basilicum | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | 1000.0 | -0.7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ocimum gratissimum | Leaf | not available | 0.0 | -0.4 | Charles, D.J. and Simon, J.E. 1992. A New Geraniol Chemotype of Ocimum gratissimum L. J. Ess. Oil Res. 4: 231-234. |
| Ocimum gratissimum | Plant | 300.0 | 2850.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Origanum majorana | Essential Oil | 15000.0 | 40000.0 | -0.9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Origanum majorana | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | 115500.0 | 2.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Origanum minutiflorum | Shoot | 49.0 | 70.0 | -0.3 | Baser, K.H.C., Tumen, G., Sezik, E. 1991. The Essential Oil of Origanum minutiflorum O. Schwarz and P.H. Davis. J. Ess. Oil Res. 3: 445-446. |
| Origanum onites | Plant | not available | 86.0 | -0.6 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Origanum onites | Shoot | not available | 85.0 | -0.3 | Biondi, D., Cianci, P., Geraci, C. and Ruberto, G. 1993. Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Sicilian Aromatic Plants. Flav. & Frag. J. 8: 331-7. |
| Origanum onites | Shoot | not available | 85.0 | -0.3 | Biondi, D., Cianci, P., Geraci, C. and Ruberto, G. 1993. Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Sicilian Aromatic Plants. Flav. & Frag. J. 8: 331-7. |