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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Biological Activity Acidulant

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ACETIC-ACID Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ADIPIC-ACID Martindale's 28th
ASCORBIC-ACID FEMA 6,000 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
FUMARIC-ACID Martindale's 28th
HEXANOIC-ACID Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
LACTIC-ACID Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
PHOSPHORIC-ACID Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Allium ampeloprasum Elephant Garlic; Kurrat 1 13, 254
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 3 10, 000
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 1 9, 332
Allium schoenoprasum Chives 2 9, 875
Alocasia macrorrhiza Giant Taro 1 622
Aloe spp. Aloe 1 6, 260
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 1 12, 520
Aloysia citrodora Lemon Verbena 1 0
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 1 5, 532
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 1 6, 560
Amaranthus sp. Pigweed 1 6, 263
Amaranthus spinosus Spiny pigweed 1 5, 030
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 1 0
Amorphophallus campanulatus Elephant-Foot Yam 1 279
Anacardium occidentale Cashew 1 20, 478
Anamirta cocculus Levant Berry 1 0
Ananas comosus Pineapple 2 4, 178.490000009537
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 1 5, 180
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 1 0
Angelica sinensis Dang Gui; Dong Quai; Dang Quai; Dang Qui; Dong Gui; Chinese Angelica 1 1, 824