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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
Polygala senega Seneca Snakeroot; Senega 1 2, 000
Polygonum aviculare Prostrate Knotweed 1 0
Polygonum hydropiper Common Smartweed 8 0
Polygonum hydropiperoides Mild Water Pepper 1 0
Polypodium vulgare Common Polypody; Sweet Fern 5 12, 000
Populus balsamifera Balsam Poplar 3 0
Porophyllum ruderale Quilquinya 10 941
Portulaca oleracea Purslane; Verdolaga 6 210, 398
Pouteria caimito Abiu; Caimito 1 4, 380
Prosopis glandulosa Mesquite; Honey Mesquite 1 0
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal; Heal-All 7 8, 290
Prunus africana Bitter Almond; Red Stinkwood 1 0
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 18 422, 560
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 17 236, 843
Prunus domestica Plum 8 386, 962
Prunus dulcis Almond 11 919, 127
Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Laurel 5 25, 956
Prunus persica Peach 20 11, 585
Prunus serotina Black Cherry; Wild Cherry 1 0
Psidium cattleianum Strawberry Guava 6 15, 980