calamus leaf oil

General Material Information

Preferred name	calamus leaf oil
Trivial Name	Oils, Acorus calamus
Short Description	acorus calamus leaf oil
CAS Number	8015-79-0
FDA UNII	Search
COE Number	13
FDA Mainterm	8015-79-0 ; CALAMUS OIL--PROHIBITED
Synonyms	acorus americanus leaf oil acorus angustatus leaf oil acorus angustifolius leaf oil acorus asiaticus leaf oil acorus calamus leaf oil acorus calamus var. americanus leaf oil acorus calamus var. angustatus leaf oil acorus calamus var. angustifolius leaf oil acorus calamus var. spurius leaf oil acorus calamus var. verus leaf oil acorus calamus var. vulgaris leaf oil acorus cochinchinensis leaf oil acorus griffithii leaf oil acorus spurius leaf oil acorus triqueter leaf oil acorus verus leaf oil orontium cochinchinense leaf oil Oils, Acorus calamus Calamus oil Oil of sweet flag Sweet flag Oil Oil of Calamus Oils, calamus

Publications by PubMed
Assessment of litter degradation in medicinal plants subjected to ultraviolet-B radiation.
Chemical compositions, phytotoxicity, and biological activities of Acorus calamus essential oils from Nepal.
Identification, characterization, and palynology of high-valued medicinal plants.
Effects of perchlorate on growth of four wetland plants and its accumulation in plant tissues.
[Influence of perennial flooding and drought on growth restoration of Acorus calamus in water-level-fluctuation zone of the Three Gorges Reservoir].
Efficacy of natural products against Callosobruchus chinensis (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) in Nepal.
Terpenoid composition and antifungal activity of three commercially important essential oils against Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus niger.
Anti-inflammatory activity of a water extract of Acorus calamus L. leaves on keratinocyte HaCaT cells.
Antifungal properties of haem peroxidase from Acorus calamus.
Long-term anoxia tolerance in leaves of Acorus calamus L. and Iris pseudacorus L.

FDA Substances Added to Food (formerly EAFUS):	View
Typical G.C.
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FAO:	BASIC PRINCIPLES OF STEAM DISTILLATION

Material listed in food chemical codex	No
Solubility
alcohol	Yes
water	No


Hazards identification

Classification of the substance or mixture
GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS)
None found.
GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements

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Hazard statement(s)
None found.
Precautionary statement(s)
None found.
Oral/Parenteral Toxicity:
intraperitoneal-guinea pig LD50 297 mg/kg BEHAVIORAL: TETANY BEHAVIORAL: CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: RESPIRATORY STIMULATION Antibiotics and Chemotherapy Vol. 7, Pg. 378, 1957. intraperitoneal-mouse LD50 177 mg/kg Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. Vol. 11, Pg. 163, 1959. intravenous-mouse LD50 1138 mg/kg BEHAVIORAL: GENERAL ANESTHETIC BEHAVIORAL: CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD Dissertationes Pharmaceuticae. Vol. 16, Pg. 447, 1964. intraperitoneal-rat LD50 221 mg/kg BEHAVIORAL: CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 15, Pg. 623, 1977. oral-rat LD50 777 mg/kg BEHAVIORAL: TREMOR Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 2, Pg. 327, 1964.
Dermal Toxicity:
skin-guinea pig LD50 > 5000 mg/kg Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 15, Pg. 623, 1977.
Inhalation Toxicity:
Not determined

Category:
fragrance agents
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IFRA Code of Practice Notification of the 49th Amendment to the IFRA Code of Practice
IFRA fragrance material specification:
	cis- and trans-Asarone as such should not be used as fragrance ingredients; essential oils containing cis- or trans-asarone (e.g. calamus oils) should not be used at a level such that the total concentration of cis- and trans-asarone exceeds 0.01% in consumer products.
contains the following IFRA (Annex) restricted components: (non-analysis max. level reference only)
methyl eugenol	Max. Found:
Recommendation for calamus leaf oil usage levels up to:
	3.0000 % in the fragrance concentrate.

Recommendation for calamus leaf oil flavor usage levels up to:
	not for flavor use.

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EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA):8015-79-0

EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS):Registry

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:Data

acorus calamus l. leaf oil

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