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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
BENZYL-ISOVALERATE FEMA 50-200 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
BENZYL-MERCAPTAN FEMA <1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
BENZYL-PHENYLACETATE FEMA Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
BENZYL-PROPIONATE FEMA 40-150 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
BENZYL-SALICYLATE FEMA <1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
BENZYLIDENE-ACETONE FEMA 0.2-0.5 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
BETA-PHENYLETHANOL FEMA 0.1-20 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
BETA-PINENE FEMA 15-600 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
BETA-SANTALOL FEMA 1-10 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
BORNEOL FEMA<1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
BORNYL-ACETATE FEMA 70-80 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
BORNYL-FORMATE FEMA <1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
BORNYL-VALERATE FEMA <1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
BUTYL-2-DECENOATE FEMA 20-2,000 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
BUTYL-ACETOACETATE FEMA 25 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
BUTYL-BENZYL-ETHER FEMA 1-8 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
BUTYL-ETHYLMALONATE FEMA 5-50 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
BUTYL-ISOVALERATE FEMA 5-50 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
BUTYL-STEARATE FEMA 35-350 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CADINENE FEMA 400-4,000 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