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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
Telosma cordata Merrill flowers 1 2, 610
Terminalia catappa Indian Almond; Tropical Almond; Malabar Almond 1 0
Terminalia chebula Ink Nut; Myrobalan; Black Myrobalan; Chebulic Myrobalan 2 3, 680
Tetragonia tetragonioides New Zealand Spinach 1 5, 000
Theobroma bicolor Nicaraguan Cacao; Pataste 1 2, 020
Theobroma cacao Cacao 3 7, 201
Theobroma speciosum Macambo 1 230
Thuja occidentalis Arbor-Vitae; Northern White-Cedar 2 0
Thymus mastichina Spanish Marjoram 1 0
Thymus vulgaris Common Thyme; Garden Thyme; Thyme 1 0
Tilia sp. Basswood; Lime; Linden 1 0
Tragopogon porrifolius Salsify 1 491
Tribulus terrestris Puncture-vine 1 420
Trichosanthes anguina Snakegourd 1 0
Tridax procumbens Coatbuttons; Mexican daisy 1 0
Trifolium pratense Red Clover; Purple Clover; Peavine Clover; Cowgrass 2 11, 864
Trigonella foenum-graecum Fenugreek; Greek Clover; Greek Hay; Bockshornklee (Ger.); Alholva (Sp.) 1 5, 600
Triticum aestivum Wheat 1 0
Tropaeolum majus Nasturtium 1 7, 550
Tropaeolum tuberosum Anu; Mashua 1 9, 600