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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
Allium ampeloprasum Elephant Garlic; Kurrat 3 0
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 7 771, 310
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 10 1, 202.5
Allium schoenoprasum Chives 4 22, 000
Alocasia macrorrhiza Giant Taro 1 0
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 2 0
Aloysia citrodora Lemon Verbena 26 4, 508
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 14 6, 186, 825.3000000045
Alpinia officinarum Lesser Galangal; Chinese Ginger 5 800
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 3 139, 320
Ammi majus Bishop's Weed 2 0
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 4 0
Amomum compactum Round Cardamom; Chester Cardamom; Siam Cardamom; Java Cardamom 7 24, 000
Amomum xanthioides Bastard Cardamom; Chin Kousha; Malabar Cardamom; Tavoy Cardamom 3 0
Amphicarpaea bracteata Hog Peanut 2 45, 280
Anabasis aphylla Anabasis 1 0
Anacardium occidentale Cashew 4 684, 115
Anamirta cocculus Levant Berry 3 85, 500
Ananas comosus Pineapple 14 7, 707.240000009537
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 25 5, 997, 856