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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
Rhus toxicodendron Poison Ivy 1 0
Ribes nigrum Black Currant 20 372, 543
Ribes rubrum Red Currant; White Currant 5 3, 862
Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry 3 5, 275
Ricinus communis Castorbean 4 380
Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust 6 36, 375
Rosa canina Rose; Dogbrier; Dog Rose 5 0
Rosa centifolia Cabbage Rose 8 1, 200
Rosa damascena Damask Rose 14 0
Rosa gallica French Rose 9 315
Rosa rubiginosa Rosa Mosqueta 2 0
Rosmarinus eriocalyx Rosemary 12 5, 325.20000000298
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary 40 1, 875, 895.640000023
Rosmarinus tomentosus Hairy Rosemary 12 4, 080.10000000149
Rosmarinus x lavandulaceus Lavender Rosemary 12 4, 585
Rosmarinus x mendizabalii Mendizabali's Rosemary 12 2, 873.10000000149
Rubus fruticosus Blackberry 1 0
Rubus idaeus Red Raspberry; Raspberry 9 17, 200
Ruta graveolens Rue 8 0
Saccharum officinarum Sugarcane 1 0