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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
Asiasarum heterotropoides Asian Wild Ginger 2 0
Asiasarum sieboldii Siebold's Wild Ginger 3 0
Asimina triloba Pawpaw 13 47, 775.818999938434
Aspalathus linearis Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea 21 948, 000
Asparagus officinalis Asparagus 8 34, 064
Astrocaryum vulgare Awarra Palm; Tucum Palm; Tucuma Palm; Tucuma 1 2, 384, 000
Atractylodes lancea Cang Zhu 1 0
Atropa bella-donna Belladonna 1 0
Avena sativa Oats 12 178, 000
Averrhoa carambola Carambola; Star Fruit 5 130, 780
Azadirachta indica Neem 3 390, 600
Bactris gasipaes Peach palm; Pejibaye 3 513, 840
Balanites aegyptiacus Desert Date; Soapberry Tree; dattier du desert (Fr.); dattier sauvage (Fr.); heglik (Fr.); Zachunbaum (Ger.); betu (India); hingotia (India); lalo (India); zachun (India); mirobalano de Egipto (Sp.) 3 3, 481, 500
Ballota nigra Black Horehound 4 42
Barosma betulina Buchu 8 3, 650
Basella alba Vinespinach 2 17, 390
Benincasa hispida Waxgourd 4 23, 070
Berberis vulgaris Barberry 2 0
Bertholletia excelsa Brazilnut; Brazilnut-Tree; Creamnut; Paranut 6 3, 386, 436
Beta vulgaris Beet; Beetroot; Sugar Beet; Garden Beet 10 54, 612