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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
BENZYL-CINNAMATE 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-ISOTHIOCYANATE Commission E. Blumenthal,M.,Hall,T. and Rister,R.S. eds.1997.The ABC's German Commission E Monographs - Therapeutic Monographs on Medicinal Plants for Human Use by Commission E - A Special Expert Committee of the German Federal Health Agency.ABC.Austin TX
BENZYL-PROPIONATE 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.
BETA-PELTATIN Merck 11th Edition
BETA-PINENE 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.
BORNEOL Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp.
BUTYL-ISOVALERATE 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.
BUTYRALDEHYDE Merck 11th Edition
CAMPHOR Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
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CARENE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CARVACROL Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
CARYOPHYLLENE 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.
CEVADINE *
CHELERYTHRINE Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
CHELIDONIC-ACID Mitchell, J. and Rook, A.J. 1923. Botanical Dermatology: plants and plant products injurious to the skin. Vancouver: Greengrass, 1979. xiii, 787 p.: ill.
CHRYSANTHEMIC-ACID Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Dipteryx odorata Tonka Bean; Dutch Tonka Bean 1 29, 800
Dodonaea viscosa Hopwood 1 45, 315
Dracocephalum parviflora Small-Flowered Moldavica 2 210
Dracocephalum thymiflora Thyme-Flowered Moldavica 6 418
Drimys winteri Winter's Bark 2 0
Dryopteris filix-mas Male Fern 1 0
Echinacea angustifolia Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Purple-Coneflower 3 0
Echinacea pallida Echinacea; Pale-Flower Echinacea; Pale Purple-Coneflower 2 0
Echinacea purpurea Echinacea; Eastern Purple-Coneflower; Purple-Coneflower 3 7.200000286102295
Echinacea spp Coneflower; Echinacea 7 84
Elaeis guineensis African Oil Palm 2 429, 155
Elaeis oleifera American Oil Palm 1 297, 500
Elettaria cardamomum Cardamom 19 1, 865, 270
Eleutherococcus senticosus Eleuthero Ginseng; Siberian Ginseng; Spiny Ginseng; Wu jia; Ci wu jia (Pinyin) 1 0
Elsholtzia blanda Bantaluki; Bantulsi 9 274.5999999642372
Elsholtzia cristata Furan Chemotype 6 47.30000000447035
Elsholtzia densa 1 0
Elsholtzia eriostachya 'Dwarf' Bush Mint 2 0.20000000298023224
Elsholtzia nipponica Hsiang Ju 2 0
Elsholtzia pilosa Hairy Mint Shrub 9 1, 260.1999999284744