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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
Spirulina spp. Spirulina 1 0
Spondias dulcis Ambarella 1 2, 750
Spondias mombin Yellow Mombin; Yellow Plum 1 3, 230
Spondias pinnata Yellow Mombin; Yellow Plum 1 4, 330
Spondias purpurea Purple Jobo; Purple Plum 1 4, 050
Stachys officinalis Betony; Wood Betony; Bishop's-Wort; Purple Betony 1 32
Stellaria media Chickweed; Common Chickweed 1 138
Sterculia urens Karaya 1 0
Stevia rebaudiana Ca-A-E; Sweet Leaf of Paraguay; Stevia 2 8, 130
Symphytum officinale Comfrey 1 932
Syringa vulgaris Lilac 1 1, 315
Syzygium aromaticum Clove; Clovetree 1 1, 620
Syzygium cumini Aceituna Dulce; Jambolan; Java Plum 1 3, 990
Syzygium jambos Pomarrosa; Rose Apple 1 4, 770
Syzygium malaccense Malay Apple; Mammey Pomorrosa; Ohia 1 13, 845
Tabebuia heptaphylla Pau D'Arco 1 181
Tagetes minuta Wild Marigold; Aztec Marigold; Dwarf Marigold; Mexican Marigold; Muster John Henry; Stinking-Roger 1 0
Tamarindus indica Tamarind; Kilytree; Indian Tamarind 3 4, 344
Tanacetum parthenium Feverfew 1 330
Taraxacum officinale Dandelion 1 6, 896