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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
SORBIC-ACID *
STYRENE *
TARTARIC-ACID 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.
TERPINEN-4-OL Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
THYMOL Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
THYMYL-ACETATE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
VANILLIN *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Cycas revoluta Sago Cycas 1 2, 200
Cydonia oblonga Quince 2 0
Cymbopogon citratus West Indian Lemongrass; Lemongrass 15 7, 200
Cymbopogon flexuosus East Indian Lemongrass 5 1, 500
Cymbopogon martinii Palmarosa; Rosha Grass 3 100
Cymbopogon nardus Ceylon Citronella; Citronella 11 3, 960
Cymbopogon parkeri Skhabar 2 634
Cymbopogon winterianus Java Citronella; Mahapengiri 13 7, 438
Cynara cardunculus Artichoke 5 660
Cyperus rotundus Nutsedge 4 0
Datura metel Hindu Datura 2 74, 200
Datura stramonium Jimsonweed 6 186, 750
Daucus carota Carrot 27 260, 870
Dianthus caryophyllus Carnation; Clove Pink; Oeillet (Fr.); Nelke (Ger.); Clavel (Sp.) 2 10, 150
Dictamnus albus Akgiritotu; Burning Bush; Dittany; Gas Plant; Gazelotu 7 1, 868.4999996423721
Dictamnus hispanicus 1 0
Digitalis purpurea Purple Foxglove 3 0
Dioscorea pentaphylla Mountain Yam 2 430
Diospyros virginiana American Persimmon 1 0
Dipsacus fullonum 1 150, 000