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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
Plectranthus barbatus Forskohl's Coleus; Indian Coleus; False Boldo 2 756, 000
Plectranthus coleoides 6 675
Plectranthus incanus Lal Agada 4 290
Plumeria acutifolia Frangipani 3 0
Pogostemon cablin Patchouli 8 0
Polianthes tuberosa Tuberose 10 0
Polygala senega Seneca Snakeroot; Senega 1 2, 000
Polygonum hydropiper Common Smartweed 7 0
Polypodium vulgare Common Polypody; Sweet Fern 2 0
Populus balsamifera Balsam Poplar 3 0
Populus tacamahacca Balm Of Gilead 1 0
Porophyllum ruderale Quilquinya 8 3, 693
Portulaca oleracea Purslane; Verdolaga 3 117, 066
Prosopis glandulosa Mesquite; Honey Mesquite 1 0
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal; Heal-All 7 3, 790
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 11 414, 110
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 9 216, 184
Prunus domestica Plum 4 379, 307
Prunus dulcis Almond 6 843, 465
Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Laurel 2 22, 530