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Biological Activity Acidulant

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List of activity chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Sort descending Dosage Reference
ACETIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ADIPIC-ACID not available 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 not available Martindale's 28th
HEXANOIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
LACTIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
PHOSPHORIC-ACID not available 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 Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Passiflora incarnata Manzana de Mayo; Mayapple; Passionflower 1 300
Passiflora ligularis Granadilla; Sweet Granadilla 1 1, 900
Passiflora mollissima Banana Passionfruit; Granadilla De Guineo 1 17, 500
Passiflora quadrangularis Granadilla 1 3, 375
Pastinaca sativa Parsnip 1 830
Pelargonium graveolens Rose Geranium; Scented Geranium 1 0
Peperomia pelucida Pepper elder; Yerba de la plata 1 2, 560
Peperomia pereskiifolia Perejil 1 335
Pereskia aculeata Barbados Gooseberry; Grosela Americana 1 2, 500
Perideridia gairdneri Squaw Root 1 302
Perilla frutescens Perilla 1 3, 486
Persea americana Avocado 1 994
Persea schiedeana Palta De Monte; Wild Avocado; Wild Pear 1 2, 094
Petasites japonicus Butterbur 1 5, 725
Petroselinum crispum Parsley 2 8, 915
Peucedanum ostruthium Masterwort 1 0
Phaseolus acutifolius Tepary Bean 1 0
Phaseolus coccineus Scarlet Runner Bean 1 293
Phaseolus lunatus Butter Bean; Lima Bean 1 2, 292
Phaseolus vulgaris Black Bean; Green Bean; Haricot Bean; Garden Bean; String Bean; Dwarf Bean; Field Bean; Flageolet Bean; French Bean; Kidney Bean; Navy Bean; Pop Bean; Popping Bean; Snap Bean; Wax Bean; Haricot Vert; Haricot 1 256, 020