Menthol toxicity. Mint essential oil, rich in menthol, is toxic and can be fatal to an adult with a single dose of a teaspoon. This oil should be diluted so it can be used. The essential oil of plants containing menthol can dramatically lower blood pressure in young children causing them cardiac depression.
Oils and margarines from corn, cottonseed, soybean, safflower, and wheat germ are all good sources of vitamin E. Nuts are also good sources of vitamin E. Fruits, vegetables, and whole grains contain less.Refining grains reduces their vitamin E content, as does commercial processing and storage of food.ils and margarines from corn, cottonseed, soybean, safflower, and wheat germ are all good sources of vitamin E. Nuts are also good sources of vitamin E. Fruits, vegetables, and whole grains contain less.
Foods that contain vitamin E include eggs, fortified cereals, fruit, green leafy vegetables (such as spinach), meat, nuts, nut oils, poultry, vegetable oils (corn, cottonseed, safflower, soybean, sunflower), argan oil, olive oil, wheat germ oil, and whole grains.or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, 1,000 milligrams of vitamin E has been taken by mouth daily, as either one daily dose or in two divided doses, for up to 48 weeks. For clogged arteries, 45-3,200 IU has been taken by mouth daily for up to five years.