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THYMOL
Ubiquitous
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pycnanthemum virginianum | Shoot | 66.0 | 377.0 | -0.2 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Rosmarinus officinalis | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | 9000.0 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Rosmarinus officinalis | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Salvia canariensis | Leaf | not available | 0.1 | -0.4 | Casnigueral,S., Iglesias,J., Vila,R., Virgili,A. and Ibanez,C.1994. The Essential Oil from Leaves of Salvia canariensis L. Flav. & Frag. J. 9:201-204. S. Canigueral, Facultat de Farmacia, Universitat de Barcelona, Ave.Diagonal 643,E-08028, Barcelone Spain |
| Salvia officinalis | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Salvia officinalis | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Satureja cilicica | Shoot | not available | 595.0 | -0.2 | Tumen, G. Baser, K.H.C. and Kirimer, N. 1993. The Essential Oil of Satureja cilicica P.H. Davis. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 547-548. |
| Satureja cuneifolia | Shoot | not available | 45.0 | -0.3 | Tumen, G. 1991. The Volatile Constituents of Satureja cuneifolia. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 365-366. |
| Satureja douglasii | Plant | not available | 39.0 | -0.6 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Satureja hortensis | Plant | 3.0 | 1600.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Satureja montana | Plant | 5.0 | 14030.0 | 1.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Satureja montana | Essential Oil | not available | 19700.0 | -1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Satureja obovata | Leaf | not available | 95.0 | -0.4 | Arrebola, M.L., Navaro, M.C., Jimenez, J. and Ocana, F.A. 1994. Variations in Yield and Composition of the Essential Oil of Satureja obovata. Phytochemistry 35(1): 83. |
| Satureja obovata | Leaf | not available | 2910.0 | 1.2 | Arrebola, M.L., Navaro, M.C., Jimenez, J. and Ocana, F.A. 1994. Variations in Yield and Composition of the Essential Oil of Satureja obovata. Phytochemistry 35(1): 83. |
| Satureja obovata | Leaf | not available | 7765.0 | 3.8 | Arrebola, M.L., Navaro, M.C., Jimenez, J. and Ocana, F.A. 1994. Variations in Yield and Composition of the Essential Oil of Satureja obovata. Phytochemistry 35(1): 83. |
| Satureja obovata | Leaf | not available | 95.0 | -0.4 | Arrebola, M.L., Navaro, M.C., Jimenez, J. and Ocana, F.A. 1994. Variations in Yield and Composition of the Essential Oil of Satureja obovata. Phytochemistry 35(1): 83. |
| Satureja obovata | Shoot | 50.0 | 850.0 | -0.1 | Fitoterapia No.60: 277. |
| Satureja subspicata | Plant | not available | 75.0 | -0.6 | Stanic, G., Petricic, J., and Blazevic, N. 1991. Gas Chromatographic Investigations of Essential Oils of Satureja montana and Satureja subspicata from Yugoslavia. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 153-158. |
| Satureja thymbra | Shoot | not available | 37.0 | -0.3 | Lagouri, V., Blekas, G., Tsimidou, M., Kokkini, S., and Boskou, D. 1993. Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Essential Oils from Oregano Plants Grown Wild in Greece. Z. Lebensm Unters Forsch 197: 20-23. |
| Sideritis athoa | Shoot | not available | 3.5 | -0.3 | Ozek, T., Baser, K.H.C. and Tumen, G. 1993. The Essential Oil of Sideritis athoa Papanikolaou Et Kokkini. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 669-670. |