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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Biological Activity FLavor

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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
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Ocimum suave Kenyan Tree Basil 4 5, 112
Ocimum tenuiflorum Anise-Scented Basil 18 43, 758
Oenanthe aquatica Water Fennel; Water Hemlock 2 0
Oenanthe crocata Water Dropwort 1 0
Oenanthe javanica Javan Water Dropwort 6 0
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 5 450, 985
Olea europaea Olive 5 384, 470
Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow; Restharrow; Hauhechel (Ger.) 3 0
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 7 1, 385, 760
Origanum creticum Dittany Of Crete 1 0
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 32 4, 484, 300
Origanum minutiflorum Small-Flowered Oregano 21 24, 215
Origanum onites Oregano; Pot Marjoram 30 102, 594.40000000596
Origanum sipyleum Bayircayi; Guveyoto 18 83, 300.19999991357
Origanum syriacum Za'Atar 24 91, 488.20000000298
Origanum vulgare Greek Oregano; Wild Oregano; Common Turkish Oregano 41 18, 612, 190.799999997
Oryza sativa Rice 8 111, 610
Pachira aquatica Provision Tree 3 591, 600
Pachyrhizus erosus Yambean 5 7, 095
Paeonia lactiflora Chih-Shao; Peony; Common Garden Peony; White Peony; Bai Shao (Chinese) 2 55, 000