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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
Maclura pomifera Osage-Orange; Hedge Apple 2 42
Magnolia denudata Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 8 0
Magnolia fargesii Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 3 0
Magnolia kobus Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 6 0
Magnolia officinalis Chinese Magnolia; Hou Pu; Magnolia-Bark 2 0
Malus domestica Apple 16 1, 820.5999999046326
Mammea americana Mamey 1 6, 000
Mangifera indica Mango 9 8, 772
Manihot esculenta Cassava; Tapioca; Yuca 3 20, 313
Marrubium vulgare Horehound; White Horehound 4 0
Matricaria recutita Annual Camomile; German Camomile; Wild Camomile 5 0
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 7 0
Melaleuca alternifolia Teatree 12 2, 101, 869.001
Melaleuca bracteata Bracteate Tea-Tree 3 500
Melaleuca cajuputi Vietnamese Cajuput Oil 6 5, 870
Melaleuca leucadendra Cajeput 4 0
Melaleuca linariifolia Paperbark Tea_tree 7 8, 400
Melaleuca sp Tea-Tree 1 0
Melaleuca viridiflora Broad-Leaf Tea-Tree; Niaouli 3 0
Meleleuca howeana 1 221