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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
(+)-PULEGONE ZEB *
(-)-ALPHA-BISABOLOL Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
2-METHOXY-4-VINYL-PHENOL Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
2-OCTANOL Merck 11th Edition
3-OCTANOL Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
3-PHENYL-PROPYL-ACETATE Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
4-TERPINEOL 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 *
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 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
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Cucurbita maxima Pumpkin 2 149, 515
Cucurbita pepo Pumpkin 4 424, 169
Cucurbita spp Summer Squash 3 5, 380
Cuminum cyminum Cumin 22 1, 288, 558
Cunila origanoides Mountain Dittany; Frost Flower; Frost Mint; Maryland Dittany; American Dittany; Stone Mint; Dittany 9 144, 256
Curcuma longa Turmeric; Indian Saffron 14 284, 440
Curcuma xanthorrhiza Javan Turmeric; Temu Lawak 3 0
Curcuma zedoaria Shoti; Zedoary 2 0
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Guar; Cluster-Bean; Siam-Bean 2 1, 044, 000
Cydonia oblonga Quince 1 0
Cymbopogon citratus West Indian Lemongrass; Lemongrass 15 58, 272
Cymbopogon flexuosus East Indian Lemongrass 7 9, 250
Cymbopogon martinii Palmarosa; Rosha Grass 6 9, 500
Cymbopogon nardus Ceylon Citronella; Citronella 20 18, 768
Cymbopogon parkeri Skhabar 8 18, 516
Cymbopogon winterianus Java Citronella; Mahapengiri 18 17, 018
Cynara cardunculus Artichoke 7 860
Cyperus rotundus Nutsedge 4 0
Datura metel Hindu Datura 1 73, 000
Datura stramonium Jimsonweed 8 186, 000