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Biological Activity Perfumery

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Sort descending Dosage Reference
FENCHONE not available Merck 11th Edition
GAMMA-NONALACTONE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
GAMMA-TERPINENE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
GAMMA-UNDECALACTONE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
GERANIOL not available Merck 11th Edition
GERANYL-ACETATE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GERANYL-ACETONE 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.
GERANYL-BENZOATE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
GERANYL-BUTYRATE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
GERANYL-CAPROATE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
GERANYL-FORMATE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
GERANYL-ISOVALERATE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
GERANYL-PHENYLACETATE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
GERANYL-PROPIONATE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
GERANYLACETOACETATE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
GUAIOL not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
INDOLE 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.
IRIDIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
IRONE not available Merck 11th Edition
ISOAMYL-ACETATE 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.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Oenanthe aquatica Water Fennel; Water Hemlock 3 40, 000
Oenanthe javanica Javan Water Dropwort 2 0
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 2 320, 150
Olea europaea Olive 3 332, 000
Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow; Restharrow; Hauhechel (Ger.) 2 0
Opopanax chironium Hercules All Heal; Opopanax 1 0
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 3 690, 280
Origanum creticum Dittany Of Crete 2 0
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 27 2, 877, 844
Origanum minutiflorum Small-Flowered Oregano 14 1, 563
Origanum onites Oregano; Pot Marjoram 25 23, 552.60000000894
Origanum sipyleum Bayircayi; Guveyoto 13 45, 451.59999990463
Origanum syriacum Za'Atar 20 9, 693.20000000298
Origanum vulgare Greek Oregano; Wild Oregano; Common Turkish Oregano 33 10, 313, 912.199999988
Oryza sativa Rice 4 8, 370
Pachira aquatica Provision Tree 2 266, 800
Pachyrhizus erosus Yambean 2 0
Panax ginseng Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng 21 320, 000
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng; Ginseng 16 758, 506
Papaver bracteatum Great Scarlet Poppy 2 56, 160