Experiment 676228

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeEXTERNAL
OrganismMelaleuca alternifolia (MYRTACEAE)
CitationSALLER,R: BERGER,T: REICHLING,J: HARKENTHAL,M:. (1998). PHARMACEUTICAL AND MEDICINAL ASPECTS OF AUSTRALIAN TEA TREE OIL.. 5(6)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseWHEN TEA TREE OIL WS ADMINISTERED AS A SINGLE ORAL DOSE TO RATS THE LD50 WAS 1.9 TO 2.6 ML/KG BODY WEIGHT. THE ORAL TOXICITY WAS SIMILAR TO THAT FOUND WITH OTHER COMMONLY USED ESSENTIAL OILS SUCH AS EUCALYPTUS OIL.
Dose amountVAR
Number9
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalRAT
Dose expressionIC50
ExtractESSENTIAL OIL