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Biological Activity Perfumery

List of activity chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Dosage Reference
(+)-PULEGONE ZEB Duke, 1992 *
(-)-ALPHA-BISABOLOL not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
2-METHOXY-4-VINYL-PHENOL not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
2-OCTANOL not available Merck 11th Edition
3-OCTANOL not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
3-PHENYL-PROPYL-ACETATE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
4-TERPINEOL not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ACETALDEHYDE FEMA 4-25 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ACETALDEHYDE-DIETHYLACETAL FEMA 6-50 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ACETANISOLE FEMA Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ACETIC-ACID FEMA 6,000-40,000 ppm Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ACETOPHENONE FEMA <10,000 Duke, 1992 *
ACETYL-METHYL-CARBINOLE FEMA 0.5-30 ppm Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ACETYL-N-BUTYRL FEMA 5-8 ppm Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ACETYL-N-BUTYRYL FEMA 5-8 ppm Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ACETYL-VANILLIN FEMA Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ACONITIC-ACID FEMA 1-30 ppm Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ADIPIC-ACID FEMA -5,000 ppm Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ALLO-OCIMENE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ALLYL-2-ETHYLBUTYRATE FEMA <5 ppm Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abelmoschus esculentus Okra 4 112, 010
Abelmoschus moschatus Ambrette; Musk Okra; Tropical Jewel Hibiscus; Muskmallow 3 4, 800
Abies alba Silver-Fir 9 1, 273
Abies balsamea Balsam Fir 3 5, 050
Abies sachalinensis Japanese Fir; Shin-Yo-Yu 2 12, 960
Abies spectabilis not available 3 1, 060
Abrus precatorius Crab's Eye; Jequerity; Coral Beadplant; Indian Licorice; Licorice Vine; Love Bean; Lucky Bean; Minnie-Minnies; Prayer Beads; Precatory Bean; Red Beadvine; Rosary Pea; Weatherplant; Weathervine; Jequirity Bean 2 200, 250
Abutilon theophrasti Velvet Leaf; Butterprint; Indian-Mallow; Abutilon-Hemp 2 96, 080
Acacia catechu Black Cutch; Catechu 1 0
Acacia decurrens Green Wattle 1 0
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 13 91, 500
Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood 1 0
Acacia nilotica Babul 1 0
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 29 20, 330
Achillea moschata Iva 1 1, 854
Acinos alpinus Te de Sierra Nevada 12 63
Acinos suaveolens not available 17 1, 062, 729
Aconitum napellus European Aconite; Monkshood; Aconite; Bear's-Foot; Blue Rocket; Friar's Cap; Garden Monkshood; Garden Wolfsbane; Helmet Flower; Queen's Fettle; Soldier's Cap; Turk's Cap 2 0
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 17 79, 230
Acrocomia totai Gru-Gru Nut; Mbocaya 1 447, 040