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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
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(15:1)-CARDANOL Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
1,8-CINEOLE Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp.
12-O-(2Z)(4E)-OCTADIENOYL-4-DEOXYPHORBOL-13-ACETATE CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ADIPIC-ACID Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ALLYL-ACETATE Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
ALLYL-BUTYRATE Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
ALLYL-CAPROATE Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
ALLYL-MERCAPTAN Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
ALPHA-CEDRENE Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ALPHA-PINENE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AMYL-CINNAMIC-ALDEHYDE Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
ANETHOLE Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp.
ANISE-ALCOHOL Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
ANISOLE Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
APIOLE Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
ARMEPAVINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BENZYL-ACETATE Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
BENZYL-BENZOATE Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Armoracia rusticana Horseradish 1 0
Arnica montana Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco 5 0
Artemisia absinthium Wormwood 2 0
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 15 225, 425
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 12 0
Artemisia cina Levant Wormseed 2 24, 000
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 17 116, 210
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 8 1, 092
Artemisia pallens Davana 2 0
Artemisia salsoloides 10 350, 900
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 7 0
Artocarpus altilis Breadfruit 1 18, 280
Asarum canadense Wild Ginger 1 0
Asclepias syriaca Milkweed 1 47, 700
Asiasarum heterotropoides Asian Wild Ginger 2 0
Asiasarum sieboldii Siebold's Wild Ginger 2 0
Asimina triloba Pawpaw 3 24, 780.571999978274
Aspalathus linearis Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea 9 785, 100
Asparagus officinalis Asparagus 4 1, 677
Astrocaryum vulgare Awarra Palm; Tucum Palm; Tucuma Palm; Tucuma 1 2, 384, 000