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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Biological Activity Perfumery

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ALPHA-PINENE Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ALPHA-SANTALOL Merck 11th Edition
ALPHA-SELINENE Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ALPHA-TERPINENE Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ALPHA-TERPINEOL Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ALPHA-VETINONE Merck 11th Edition
BENZOYL-EUGENOL Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
BENZYL-CINNAMATE *
BETA-BISABOLENE Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
BETA-MYRCENE Merck 11th Edition
BETA-PHELLANDRENE Merck 11th Edition
BETA-PHENYLETHANOL 50000-200000 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
BETA-PINENE Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
BETA-SANTALENE Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
BETA-SANTALOL Merck 11th Edition
BETA-SELINENE Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
BETA-TERPINEOL Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
BETA-VETINONE Merck 11th Edition
BORNEOL Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Viola odorata Common Violet; Sweet Violet 4 714
Viola tricolor Pansy; Wild Violet 1 0
Virola surinamensis Ucahuba; Ucuuba 1 104, 720
Vitellaria paradoxa Butterseed; Shea Nut; Shea-Butter-Tree; Sheatree; Shea 2 6, 788, 800
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 10 279, 765.4999998808
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 14 4, 874, 928
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 1 0
Zanthoxylum alatum Indian Prickly Ash; Wartara Oil Tree 5 90
Zea mays Corn 27 72, 523
Zingiber officinale Ginger 43 862, 380