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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
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