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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
Cucurbita pepo Pumpkin 1 6, 844
Cucurbita spp Summer Squash 1 2, 340
Cuminum cyminum Cumin 1 152
Curcuma longa Turmeric; Indian Saffron 1 586
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Guar; Cluster-Bean; Siam-Bean 1 9, 870
Cyclanthera pedata Achocha 1 2, 800
Cydonia oblonga Quince 1 960
Cymbopogon martinii Palmarosa; Rosha Grass 1 0
Cynara cardunculus Artichoke 1 828
Cyperus rotundus Nutsedge 1 90
Cyphomandra betacea Tamarillo; Tree Tomato 1 4, 120
Cyrtosperma chamissonis Swamp Taro 1 762
Datura metel Hindu Datura 1 2, 220
Datura stramonium Jimsonweed 4 0
Daucus carota Carrot 2 775
Digitalis purpurea Purple Foxglove 2 0
Dioscorea alata Greater Yam; Winged Yam 1 200
Dioscorea pentaphylla Mountain Yam 1 140
Dioscorea sp. Wild Yam 1 194
Dioscorea villosa Wild Yam 1 609