TABLE 5.2.1: Plants And Their Compounds Commonly Causing Dermatitis [11]
1. Anthemis cotula : Sequesterine lacatones.
2. Arnica montana : Sequesterine lacatones.
3. Ambrosia : Six antigens, pollen oil in Ragweed, 13 sequestrine lacatones, 3-carene and à-pinene.
4. Chicorium endiva : Alanto-lactone, sequestrine lacatone.
5. Chilli Peppers : Capsacicin Mustard Oils
6. Chrysanthemum parthenium : Sequestrine lactone allergens reside in essential oils & coccineum, maximum
terpenoids. These are parthenolide. alanto-lactone or cumambrin A. Guianolides and Alantolactone,
7. Codiaeum variegatu / tigulum : Phorbolester / Seqestrine lacatone
8. Compositae : Sequestrine lacatones, oleoresins
9. Cruciferae : Isothiocyanates.
10. Cryptocarya vesicant : Cryptopleurine.
11. Daffodil Narcisii : Calcium oxalate crystals
12. Euphorbiaceae : Diterperoid esters 'euphorbin' euphorbioseroid
13. Frullaria : Usinic acid alantolactive
14. Galanthus : " " "
15. Ginko biloba : Fruit contains fatty acids, ginkgoic acid, which contain Ginkol and hydroginkol.
16. Helianthus : Sequestrine lacatones
17. Helenium : Aromatic resinous globules, flower allergens. sequestrine lacatone.
18. Humulus lupus : Hop oil spines
19. Hyacinth : Calcium oxalate crystals & raphides,
20. Jonquils : " " "
21. Lacttuca sativa : Lacutin.
22. Laurus nobilis : Berries leaves: essential oils an antioxidant. Roots: laurenobiolide. Leaf
Sequestrine lacatone, which are costunolide, deacetyl laurenobiolide.
23. Lichens: Evernia, Usnea : Lichen, Atranorin, Usinic, Evernic,
Cladonia, Parmelia:: Perlatoic, Fumar, Protocetranic Acids.
24. Maculura pomifera : Photosensitising bergapten.
25. Mucuna pruriens : Mucunain, irritant endopeptidase.
26. Mustard Radish : Glucosied sinigrin
27. Parthenium hysterophorus : 5 sequisterene lacatones. in glandular trichomes
Parthenin active allergen. Ambrosin also.
28. Pineapple : Proteolytic enzyme bromelin, raphides and citric acid.
29. Poison Ivy Oak :Urishol generates hydroxyl radicas by REDOX cycling.
30. Primula obconica : Primulin 2-Methoxy-6-ü-pentyl-p-benzoqunone.
This is primin & glycoside. Quinhydrone present.
31. Primula sinensis, : Saponin, flavones, glycosides malacoides, variabilis, sequestrine lacatone pyrethrosin
32. Pyrethrum species : Minor allergen Pyrethrin II.
33. Ranunculaceae : Anenome, Delphium :Lacatone protoanemonin
34. Rutaceae : Peel oil contains d-limonene. contains citronellal, geraniol, lialool. All irritant. also à-turpentine. carotene.
35. Rhus species :Urishol, an oleorasin, pentadecylcatechols, an 1,2-dihydroxy benzenes.
36. Salvia officionalis. :Alantolactone
37. Sauserra lappa : Root: costus oil. Sequesterine lacatones
38. Streptocarpus : Caffeic acid and cinnamic acid.
39 . Synadenium grantii : Irritant latex.
40. Tagates : Butemylbitiniophene, à-terthienyl, hydroxytremetone
41. Toxidendron species : Urishol
42. Tulipa : Tulipaside, à-methylene-ë-butyrolacaton(Tulipaline A)
43. Umbelliferae : D-limonene. Carrots: olresins of pinene Carrots, Parsley, terpineol, cineol.
Parsip and Celery contains Celery, Parsnip, fumocumarins.
44. Vanilla plantifolia : Vanillin- crystaline benzaldehyde, from glucovaniliic. Alcohol gluconiferyl.
Dermatitis In the Horticulture Industry By James M. Burton In Association With Pencoed College Copyright 1997