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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
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 34 3, 603, 081
Angelica sinensis Dang Gui; Dong Quai; Dang Quai; Dang Qui; Dong Gui; Chinese Angelica 8 0
Aniba rosaeodora Bois-De-Rose; Cayenne Rosewood 9 3, 000
Anisomeles malabarica Malabar Catmint 1 0
Annona cherimola Cherimoya 1 122, 500
Annona muricata Soursop 3 0
Annona reticulata Custard Apple 2 0
Annona squamosa Sugar-Apple; Sweetsop 3 0
Apium graveolens Celery 43 2, 829, 748.9999999106
Aquilegia vulgaris Columbine 2 21, 240
Arachis hypogaea Groundnut; Peanut 3 1, 058, 180
Aralia cordata Udo 9 578.75
Aralia spinosa Devil's Walking Stick; Hercules' Club; Prickly Ash; American Angelica Tree 1 408, 000
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 8 108, 000
Areca catechu Betel Nut; Pin-Lang 2 83, 520
Argemone mexicana Prickly Poppy 1 85, 800
Aristolochia serpentaria Serpentaria; Virginia Snakeroot 1 0
Arnica montana Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco 3 0
Artemisia abrotanum Southernwood 1 0
Artemisia absinthium Wormwood 3 0