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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
Malva parviflora Cheeseweed 1 4, 745
Malva sylvestris High Mallow 1 2, 855
Mammea americana Mamey 1 1, 515
Mangifera indica Mango 1 4, 190
Manihot esculenta Cassava; Tapioca; Yuca 1 34, 590
Manilkara zapota Sapodilla 1 625
Maranta arundinacea Arrowroot; Bermuda Arrowroot 1 430
Marrubium vulgare Horehound; White Horehound 1 0
Matricaria recutita Annual Camomile; German Camomile; Wild Camomile 1 0
Mauritia flexuosa Aguaje; Buruti; Morichi palm 1 0
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 2 2, 940
Melia azedarach Chinaberry 1 0
Melicoccus bijugatas Genip; Honey berry; Mamoncillo; Pitomba 1 920
Melissa officinalis Balm; Lemonbalm; Melissa; Bee Balm 1 0
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Cornmint; Field Mint; Japanese Mint 1 0
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 1 0
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 2 18, 400
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 2 201
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 3 12, 282
Mimosa pudica Sensitive Plant 1 2, 570