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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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(+)-PULEGONE

Chemical ID
+PULEGONE
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=340-600 mg/kg (orl 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., 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.
LD50=1,900-6,500 mg/kg (dml rbt) 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
Antiacetylcholinesterase IC50=136 ug/ml *
Antiacetylcholinesterase IC50=0.9 mM *
Irritant ZEB *
Perfumery ZEB *
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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
Agathosma betulina Leaf 1500.0 3000.0 -0.2 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.
Barosma betulina Leaf 1500.0 3000.0 -0.2 *
Glechoma hederacea Plant *
Hedeoma pulegioides Plant *
Hedeoma pulegioides Essential Oil *
Mentha aquatica Leaf 1445.0 -0.7 *
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Leaf 1100.0 8400.0 1.6 *
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Plant 25455.0 1.0 *
Mentha japonica Leaf 2900.0 -0.2 *
Mentha pulegium Plant 0.0 19400.0 -1.0 *
Mentha pulegium Essential Oil 90000.0 970000.0 1.0 *
Mentha pulegium Leaf Essent. Oil 501000.0 *
Mentha spicata Essential Oil 0.0 30000.0 -1.0 *
Mentha spicata Leaf 0.0 8300.0 1.6 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Mentha x piperita Leaf 0.0 440.0 -1.0 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Mentha x rotundifolia Leaf 170.0 -1.1 *