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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
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.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 24 163, 550
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 17 0
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 26 3, 754, 048
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 8 319
Artemisia pallens Davana 2 0
Artemisia salsoloides not available 15 46, 500
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 10 0
Artocarpus altilis Breadfruit 2 29, 940
Asarum canadense Wild Ginger 3 0
Asclepias syriaca Milkweed 1 47, 700
Asiasarum heterotropoides Asian Wild Ginger 3 0
Asiasarum sieboldii Siebold's Wild Ginger 2 0
Asimina triloba Pawpaw 5 26, 905.329999947804
Aspalathus linearis Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea 17 205, 200
Asparagus officinalis Asparagus 5 2, 064
Astragalus gummifer Gum Tragacanth; Tragacanth 1 50, 000
Astrocaryum vulgare Awarra Palm; Tucum Palm; Tucuma Palm; Tucuma 1 2, 384, 000
Atractylodes lancea Cang Zhu 1 0
Atropa bella-donna Belladonna 2 0
Avena sativa Oats 5 0