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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
Platycodon grandiflorum Balloon Flower; Chieh-Keng; Jie-Geng 1 0
Plectranthus amboinicus Amboini Coleus; Country Borage; Cuban Oregano; French Thyme; Indian Borage; Soup Mint; Spanish Thyme; Mexican Mint 1 17, 160
Polygonum hydropiper Common Smartweed 1 0
Polygonum multiflorum Chinese Cornbind; Fleeceflower; Fo Ti; He Shou Wu; Chinese Knotweed 1 0
Polymnia edulis Andean Jicama 1 1, 400
Portulaca oleracea Purslane; Verdolaga 1 14, 000
Pothomorphe sp. Santiago 1 0
Pourouma cecropiaefolia Tree Grape; Uvilla 1 110
Pouteria caimito Abiu; Caimito 1 3, 780
Pouteria campechiana Canistel 1 1, 475
Pouteria viridis Green Sapote; Sapote Verde 1 2, 720
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 2 745
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 4 873
Prunus domestica Plum 1 699
Prunus dulcis Almond 1 13
Prunus persica Peach 3 1, 127
Prunus salicifolia Capulin; Wild Cherry 1 2, 830
Psidium cattleianum Strawberry Guava 1 2, 100
Psidium guajava Guava 2 18, 323
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Asparagus Pea; Goa Bean; Winged Bean 1 570