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Biological Activity FLavor

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
(+)-BORNYL-ISOVALERATE FEMA <1-2 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
(+)-CAMPHOR FEMA 2-25 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
(4,1)-HEPTANOLIDE FEMA 2-40 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
1,8-CINEOLE FEMA 1-200 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
1-DECANOL FEMA <1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
1-HEPTANOL FEMA 1-5 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
2,6-DIMETHYL-OCTANAL FEMA Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
2-AMYL-5-KETO-1,4-DIOXAN FEMA <1-5 ppm Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
2-BUTYL-5-KETO-1,4-DIOXAN FEMA 2-8 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
2-BUTYL-6-KETO-1,4-DIOXAN FEMA 2-8 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
2-ETHYL-2-HEPTENAL FEMA 0.03-2 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
2-ETHYL-BUTYL-ACETATE FEMA 5-8 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
2-ETHYL-BUTYRIC-ACID FEMA 3-35 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
2-ETHYL-HEPTOATE FEMA 30-500 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
2-FURYL-2-PROPANONE FEMA 2-20 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
2-HEXYL-4-ACETOXY-TETRAHYDROFURAN FEMA <1-1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
2-METHOXY-4-VINYL-PHENOL FEMA 0.2-10 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
3-HEPTANOL FEMA Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
3-OCTANOL FEMA Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
3-PHENYL-PROPYL-ACETATE FEMA 0.5-10 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Mammea americana Mamey 1 6, 000
Mangifera indica Mango 14 16, 429
Manihot esculenta Cassava; Tapioca; Yuca 6 43, 230
Marrubium vulgare Horehound; White Horehound 6 0
Matricaria recutita Annual Camomile; German Camomile; Wild Camomile 10 0
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 10 0
Melaleuca alternifolia Teatree 17 2, 075, 366.0030000005
Melaleuca bracteata Bracteate Tea-Tree 6 9, 700
Melaleuca cajuputi Vietnamese Cajuput Oil 7 6, 670
Melaleuca leucadendra Cajeput 6 0
Melaleuca linariifolia Paperbark Tea_tree 7 1, 750
Melaleuca sp Tea-Tree 1 0
Melaleuca viridiflora Broad-Leaf Tea-Tree; Niaouli 6 0
Meleleuca howeana not available 1 221
Melia azedarach Chinaberry 16 45, 600
Melissa officinalis Balm; Lemonbalm; Melissa; Bee Balm 20 13, 560.40000000596
Mentha aquatica Water Mint 21 8, 169.500000007451
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Cornmint; Field Mint; Japanese Mint 23 462, 897
Mentha longifolia Biblical Mint 28 163, 820
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 32 2, 148, 814