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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
Sclerocarya caffra Marula 2 420, 000
Scutellaria baicalensis Chinese Skullcap; Huang Qin; Baikal Skullcap 15 0
Scutellaria churchilliana Hybrid Skullcap 1 68
Scutellaria galericulata Marsh Skullcap 3 251
Scutellaria lateriflora Mad-Dog Skullcap; Scullcap 2 0
Scutellaria parvula Small Skullcap 3 84
Secale cereale Rye 6 24, 055
Sechium edule Chayote 2 16, 145
Senna obtusifolia Sicklepod 5 39, 755
Senna occidentalis Coffee Senna 2 7, 982
Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto; Scrub-Palmetto 7 842, 610
Sesamum indicum Sesame; Benneseed; Beni; Ajonjoli (Sp.); Sesamo (Sp.) 11 5, 397, 215
Sideritis athoa Kedi Kuyrugu Cayi 14 1, 602.300000011921
Sideritis germanicolpitana 11 1, 972
Sideritis mugronensis 16 4, 206
Sideritis pauli El Molinillo Sideritis 14 1, 891
Sideritis scardica Balkan Sideritis 8 682
Silybum marianum Milk Thistle; Lady's Thistle 4 856, 000
Simarouba glauca Simaruba Bark 3 651, 000
Sinapis alba White Mustard 5 102, 639