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Chemical METHYL-EUGENOL

Chemical ID
METHYLEUGENOL
Ubiquitous
No
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
Anesthetic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial not available Internat. J. Oriental Med. 15(4): 199, 1990+
Anticonvulsant not available Duke, 1992 *
Antidote (Strychnine) not available Duke, 1992 *
Antifeedant not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Antioxidant EC50=100 ul/l Duke, 1992 *
Antiradicular EC50=100 ul/l Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic not available Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Carcinogenic 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.
FLavor FEMA 5-15 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Fungicide not available Duke, 1992 *
Fungistat 100 ug/ml Laekeman, G.M., Van Hoof, L., Haemers, A., Vanden Berghe, D.A., Herman, A.G., and Vlietinck, A.J. Eugenol a Valuable Compound for In Vitro Experimental Research and Worthwhile for Further In Vivo Investigation. Phytotherapy Research 4(3): 93, 1990.
Insectifuge not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Myorelaxant not available Fitoterapia No.61: 254, 1990.
Narcotic not available Duke, 1992 *
Nematicide MIC=1 mg/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
Perfumery not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Pesticide not available Duke, 1992 *
Sedative not available Duke, 1992 *
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
Acacia farnesiana Flower not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Acorus calamus Rhizome not available 1025.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia capillaris Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia dracunculus Plant 290.0 2900.0 2.7 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Asarum canadense Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Asiasarum heterotropoides Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Asiasarum sieboldii Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Canarium indicum Essential Oil 300.0 750.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Cinnamomum aromaticum Bark 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.
Cinnamomum camphora Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Cinnamomum verum Bark 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.
Cinnamomum verum Leaf not available not available not available Wealth of India.
Citrullus colocynthis Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Cymbopogon flexuosus Plant 500.0 1000.0 0.5 Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
Cymbopogon nardus Plant 51.0 204.0 -0.4 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Cymbopogon winterianus Plant 20.0 60.0 -0.6 Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
Ephedra sinica Shoot not available 23.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Eruca sativa Hs not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Eucalyptus brassiana Leaf not available 10.0 -0.8 Singh, A. K., Gupta, K. C., & Brophy, J. J. 1991. Chemical Constituents of the Leaf Essential Oil of Eucalyptus brassiana S. T. Blake. Journal of Essential Oil Res. 3: 45-7.
Hyacinthus orientalis Flower 2.0 34.0 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *