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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Biological Activity Perfumery

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
CADINENE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CARVONE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CARYOPHYLLENE Merck 11th Edition
CEDROL Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CHLOROPHYLL Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CINNAMALDEHYDE *
CINNAMYL-ALCOHOL Merck 11th Edition
CITRAL Merck 11th Edition
CITRONELLAL *
CITRONELLOL Merck 11th Edition
CUMINALDEHYDE 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 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ESTRAGOLE Merck 11th Edition
ETHYL-VANILLIN Martindale's 28th
EUGENOL 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 Merck 11th Edition
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Teucrium pseudoscorodonia 16 3.919999986886978
Teucrium salviastrum 16 14.040000006556511
Teucrium scorodonia Germander; Wood Germander 16 18.559999614953995
Theobroma angustifolium Castarica; Emerald Cacao 2 687, 260
Theobroma bicolor Nicaraguan Cacao; Pataste 2 649, 520
Theobroma cacao Cacao 10 449, 655
Thespesia populnea Indian tulip tree 1 65, 000
Thevetia neriifolia Yellow oleander 2 456, 600
Thevetia peruviana Peruvian Yellow Oleander; Luckynut; Yellow Oleander; Oleandre Jaune (Fr.); Thevetie (Ger.); Loandro-Amarelo (Port.); Adelfa Amarilla (Sp.); Cabalonga (Sp.); Chirca (Sp.) 2 4, 588, 830
Thuja occidentalis Arbor-Vitae; Northern White-Cedar 6 0
Thymus broussonettii Moroccan Thyme 11 1, 940
Thymus capitatus 'Sicilian' Thyme; Spanish Origanum; Spanish Thyme 28 9, 945
Thymus cilicicus 'Anatolian' Thyme 7 726.1000000014901
Thymus funkii Funk's Thyme 28 4, 728
Thymus longicaulis Kekik; Tas Kekik 18 32, 326
Thymus mastichina Spanish Marjoram 16 2, 442
Thymus orospedanus Orosped Thyme 10 8, 316
Thymus riatarum 'Moroccan' Thyme 17 4, 040.4000000059605
Thymus saturejoides Moroccan Savory Thyme 11 5, 720.10000000149
Thymus serpyllum Creeping Thyme 21 8, 441