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Selinene is a naturally-occurring compound that lends an aroma that humans find appetizing. It is found in celery, bay leaves, eucalyptus oil, cedar wood, galangal, rosemary oil, and other aromatic herbs and spices. It is also found in Labrador Tea (a medicinal herb that unfortunately also contains the toxin ledol.)

Beta-selinene is used to manufacture numerous fragrance and flavor concentrates. It is a pheromone for tropical fire ants and an allomone for the mediterranean termite.

Oil from celery contains mainly limonene and phthalides (3-N-butyl-phthalide and sedanolide), with a small mount of selinene and other compounds.

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Celery-based topical repellents as a potential natural alternative for personal protection against mosquitoes http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18766378