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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
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 9 688, 340
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 5 1, 200
Allium schoenoprasum Chives 6 21, 000
Alocasia macrorrhiza Giant Taro 2 0
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 2 0
Aloysia citrodora Lemon Verbena 18 2, 702
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 12 6, 138, 541.500000022
Alpinia officinarum Lesser Galangal; Chinese Ginger 8 800
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 1 105, 950
Ammi majus Bishop's Weed 1 0
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 4 0
Amomum compactum Round Cardamom; Chester Cardamom; Siam Cardamom; Java Cardamom 10 83, 520
Amomum xanthioides Bastard Cardamom; Chin Kousha; Malabar Cardamom; Tavoy Cardamom 3 0
Amphicarpaea bracteata Hog Peanut 1 42, 720
Anabasis aphylla Anabasis 2 0
Anacardium occidentale Cashew 6 587, 985
Anamirta cocculus Levant Berry 2 0
Ananas comosus Pineapple 8 92, 947
Andira araroba Araroba 1 0
Anemone pulsatilla Pasque Flower 1 0