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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
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 10 154, 650
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry; Uva Ursi 4 10, 000
Areca catechu Betel Nut; Pin-Lang 2 83, 520
Argemone mexicana Prickly Poppy 2 85, 800
Arisaema consanguineum Chinese Jack-In-The-Pulpit 1 0
Aristolochia serpentaria Serpentaria; Virginia Snakeroot 1 0
Armoracia rusticana Horseradish 1 0
Arnica montana Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco 6 0
Artemisia absinthium Wormwood 4 0
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 20 247, 000
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 17 0
Artemisia cina Levant Wormseed 2 24, 000
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 26 3, 723, 748
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 8 319
Artemisia pallens Davana 4 0
Artemisia salsoloides not available 18 158, 750
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 9 0
Artocarpus altilis Breadfruit 4 54, 345
Asarum canadense Wild Ginger 5 0
Asclepias syriaca Milkweed 3 60, 420