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Biological Activity Perfumery

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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
CADINENE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CARVONE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CARYOPHYLLENE not available Merck 11th Edition
CEDROL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CHLOROPHYLL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CINNAMALDEHYDE not available Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMYL-ALCOHOL not available Merck 11th Edition
CITRAL not available Merck 11th Edition
CITRONELLAL not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRONELLOL not available Merck 11th Edition
CUMINALDEHYDE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CYCLOPENTADECANOLIDE 1,000-4,000 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
DIETHYLACETAL-ACETALDEHYDE FEMA 6-50 ppm Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
DIMETHYL-DISULFIDE Fragrance Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
DIPHENYL not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ESTRAGOLE not available Merck 11th Edition
ETHYL-VANILLIN not available Martindale's 28th
EUGENOL not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
EUGENYL-ACETATE FEMA 0.5-200 ppm Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
FARNESOL not available Merck 11th Edition
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