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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
Sechium edule Chayote 1 6, 030
Senna alexandrina Alexandran senna; True Senna; Indian Senna 1 16, 698
Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto; Scrub-Palmetto 1 176
Sicana odorifera Cassabanana 1 1, 270
Sida rhombifolia Broomweed; Teaplant 1 9, 090
Silybum marianum Milk Thistle; Lady's Thistle 2 240
Sinapis alba White Mustard 1 0
Smilax officinalis Sarsaparilla 1 0
Smilax spp Sarsaparilla 1 0
Solanum melongena Aubergine; Eggplant 1 13, 512
Solanum nigrum Black Nightshade 1 4, 067
Solanum quitoensis Naranjillo 1 7, 925
Solanum torvum Susumba; Wild Eggplant 1 550
Solanum tuberosum Potato 3 990
Sonchus oleraceus Cerraja; Sow Thistle 1 1, 250
Sophora japonica Japanese Pagoda Tree 1 470
Sophora pachycarpa Siberian Pachycarpa 2 0
Sorbus aucubaria Rowan Berry 1 2, 650
Spinacia oleracea Spinach 1 7, 650
Spirulina pratensis Spirulina 1 0