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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 Sort descending 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
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Plectranthus barbatus Forskohl's Coleus; Indian Coleus; False Boldo 2 756, 000
Plectranthus coleoides not available 6 675
Plectranthus incanus Lal Agada 4 290
Plumeria acutifolia Frangipani 3 0
Pogostemon cablin Patchouli 8 0
Polianthes tuberosa Tuberose 10 0
Polygala senega Seneca Snakeroot; Senega 1 2, 000
Polygonum hydropiper Common Smartweed 7 0
Polypodium vulgare Common Polypody; Sweet Fern 2 0
Populus balsamifera Balsam Poplar 3 0
Populus tacamahacca Balm Of Gilead 1 0
Porophyllum ruderale Quilquinya 8 3, 693
Portulaca oleracea Purslane; Verdolaga 3 117, 066
Prosopis glandulosa Mesquite; Honey Mesquite 1 0
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal; Heal-All 7 3, 790
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 11 414, 110
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 9 216, 184
Prunus domestica Plum 4 379, 307
Prunus dulcis Almond 6 843, 465
Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Laurel 2 22, 530