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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
TIGLIC-ACID Merck 11th Edition
TRANS,TRANS-FARNESENE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
TRIDECANOIC-ACID Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
UMBELLIFERONE Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
UNDECANAL Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
VALERIC-ACID Merck 11th Edition
VANILLIN *
VANILLYL-ALCOHOL Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
VERBENONE Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
YLANGENE *
ZINGERONE Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ZINGIBERENE 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
Pycnanthemum muticum Muticous Mountain Mint 11 54, 550
Pycnanthemum nudum Nude Mountain Mint 1 23, 348
Pycnanthemum pilosum Pilose Mountain Mint 12 101, 150
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides Typical Mountain Mint 13 64, 612
Pycnanthemum setosum Setose Mountain Mint 14 32, 085
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Slenderleaf Mountain Mint 19 27, 630
Pycnanthemum torreyi Torrey's Mountain Mint 9 9, 292
Pycnanthemum verticillatum Whorled Mountain Mint 8 19, 740
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia Mountain Mint 14 39, 939
Pyrus communis Pear 4 10, 191
Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak 1 0
Quercus suber Cork Oak 1 0
Quisqualis indica Rangoon Creeper 3 154, 710
Raphanus sativus Radish 4 7, 170
Ravensara aromatica Ravensara 11 18, 686
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 1 0
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 10 38
Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb 2 0
Rhizophora mangle Red Mangrove 1 2, 230
Rhododendron dauricum Chinese Alpenrose 2 0