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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
Cicer arietinum Chickpea; Garbanzo 4 61, 178
Cichorium endivia Endive; Escarole 2 2, 576
Cichorium intybus Chicory; Witloof; Succory 4 3, 519
Cimicifuga racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 2 0
Cinnamomum aromaticum Cassia; Cassia Bark; Cassia Lignea; Chinese Cassia; Chinese Cinnamon; China Junk Cassia; Saigon Cinnamon; Zimtcassie (Ger.); Canela de la China (Sp.); Canelero chino (Sp.); Chinazimt (Ger.); Chinesischer Zimtbaum (Ger.); Kashia-Keihi (Jap.); Canelle de Cochinchine (Fr.); Cannelier Casse (Fr.); Cannelier de Chine (Fr.) 18 701, 736
Cinnamomum camphora Camphor; Ho Leaf 27 455, 312
Cinnamomum verum Cinnamon; Ceylon Cinnamon 27 7, 968, 391.199996948
Cistus ladaniferus Ambreine; Gum Cistus; Labdanum; Rockrose 13 150, 920
Citrullus colocynthis Colocynth 7 0
Citrullus lanatus Watermelon 4 435, 720
Citrus aurantiifolia Lime 19 16, 178
Citrus aurantium Petitgrain; Bitter Orange 20 24, 214
Citrus limon Lemon 18 3, 287, 752.5
Citrus medica Citron 2 0
Citrus mitis Calamansi; Calamondin 7 672, 421.5999998152
Citrus paradisi Grapefruit 18 23, 825.69999998808
Citrus reticulata Mandarin; Tangerine 21 1, 112, 458.2000000328
Citrus sinensis Orange 24 26, 224.670000068843
Cleistocalyx fullageri 1 59, 488
Clematis vitalba Traveler's Joy 1 0