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Biological Activity FLavor

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
METHYL-ANTHRANILATE FEMA 0.2-2,200 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-BENZOATE FEMA 2-10 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-BUTYRATE FEMA 20-100 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-CAPROATE FEMA <1-20 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-CAPRYLATE FEMA 0.2-40 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-CINNAMATE FEMA 2-40 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-ETHYL-KETONE FEMA 20-250 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-EUGENOL FEMA 5-15 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-ISOBUTYL-KETONE 18-May Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-ISOEUGENOL FEMA 5-100 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-ISOVALERATE FEMA 10-95 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-N-AMYLKETONE FEMA 2-25 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-NONANOATE FEMA 3-7 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-NONYL-KETONE FEMA 0.5-5 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-PHENYLACETATE FEMA 0.1-35 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-SALICYLATE FEMA 70-8,000 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
MUFA FEMA 1-30 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
MUFAS FEMA 1-30 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
MYRCENE FEMA 0.5-9 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
MYRISTIC-ALDEHYDE FEMA 0.1-3 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