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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
CIS-3-HEXENAL FEMA 0.2-5 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CIS-3-HEXENOL FEMA 1-5 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CIS-3-HEXENYL-ISOVALERATE FEMA <1-5 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CITRAL FEMA 4-170 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CITRAL-DIETHYLACETAL FEMA 10-100 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CITRAL-DIMETHYLACETAL FEMA 5-65 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CITRIC-ACID FEMA 370-4,400 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CITRONELLAL FEMA <1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CITRONELLOL FEMA 1-50 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CITRONELLYL-ACETATE FEMA <1-700 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CITRONELLYL-BUTYRATE FEMA <1-2 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CITRONELLYL-FORMATE FEMA 4-100 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CITRONELLYL-ISOBUTYRATE FEMA <1-2 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CITRONELLYL-PHENYLACETATE FEMA <1-2 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CITRONELLYL-PROPIONATE FEMA 2-20 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CITRONELLYL-VALERATE FEMA 2-20 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CREOSOL FEMA 0.02-20 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CREOSOTE FEMA Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CUMIN-ALCOHOL FEMA 0.5-35 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CUMINALDEHYDE FEMA <1 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
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 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