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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
Juglans cinerea Butternut 2 214, 949
Juglans nigra Black Walnut 6 312, 035
Juglans regia English Walnut 4 358, 050
Juniperus communis Common Juniper; Juniper 23 866, 498
Juniperus oxycedrus Cade Oil; Spanish Cedar; Cade; Brown Juniper; Prickly Juniper 1 0
Juniperus sabina Sabine 8 0
Juniperus virginiana Red Cedar 8 15, 750
Justicia adhatoda Malabar Nut 1 128, 750
Kaempferia galanga Maraba; Galanga 2 0
Kalanchoe daegrimontiana Devil's-Backbone 1 0
Kalanchoe pinnata Air Plant; Siempre Viva 3 0
Lablab purpureus Bonavist Bean; Hyacinth Bean; Lablab Bean 1 23, 496
Lachnanthes tinctoria Redroot 1 0
Lactuca sativa Lettuce 4 4, 136
Lactuca scariola Prickly Lettuce 4 137, 562
Lactuca virosa Bitter Lettuce 2 10, 000
Lagenaria siceraria Calabash Gourd; White-Flowered Gourd 1 194, 120
Lantana camara Lantana; Wild Sage 15 4, 176
Larrea tridentata Chaparral; Creosote Bush 5 0
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 23 11, 702, 514