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On Tue, 9 Jan 1996, Mark D. Egloff wrote:
> Is it something that CAN be used in the US???
> Mark Egloff
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Not approvedin U.S. yet. You may want to contact Dr. Nick Calderone
at the Beltsville lab in Maryland,>
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> Subject: thymol
> Author: Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]> at CSC_uuxch
> Date: 1/9/96 6:33 AM
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> Hi,
> Further information about thymol:
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> Many chemical companys sell Thymol (Merck, ICN, SIGMA); the price varies
> between $15 and 25$ for 100 gram, for The Netherlands, maybe for the USA
> cheaper. Ask first your local chemist's or druggist's shop, they will order
> it for you if not in stock.
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> Moth's balls (from your wardrobe) contain Thymol and Campher, so it is a very
> common substance.
>
> >From two publications:
> 1. honey contained 0.04 mg Thymol/kg after (but how long?) application.
> 2. honey containing 50 mg Thymol is undangerous to human.
> 3. waxsamples contained in March 45 mg/kg, but decreased to 0.15 mg/kg in May
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> source: Deutsches Bienen Journal: (1993)8, 430-433: Stefanie Schultz
> Apidologie (1991)22, 135-145: F.Chiesa
>
> LD50 orally in mice is 1.8 g/kg, for Nicotine LD50 is0.06 g/kg.
>
> Francois
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