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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
MENTHONE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
MENTHYL-ACETATE not available Merck 11th Edition
METHYL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-ABIETATE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-ACETATE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-ANISATE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-ANTHRANILATE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-BENZOATE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-BUTYRATE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-CAPROATE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-CAPRYLATE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-CINNAMATE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-EUGENOL not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-ISOBUTYL-KETONE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-ISOEUGENOL not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-ISOVALERATE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-N-AMYLKETONE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-NONANOATE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-NONYL-KETONE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-PHENYLACETATE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Lens culinaris Lentil 3 10, 895
Lentinus edodes Shiitake 2 0
Leonotis leonurus Lion's Ear 9 111.20000000298023
Leonotis nepetaefolia Catnipleaf Lion's-Ear 2 250, 040
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 5 405
Lepechinia calycina Epling's Lepechinia 13 1, 225
Lepechinia schiediana Schiede's Lepechinia 3 3, 400
Lepidium meyenii Maca; Peruvian Ginseng 1 6
Lepidium sativum Garden Cress 3 202, 940
Leptospermum polygalifolium not available 1 137, 500
Leptospermum scoparium Manuka; Broom Teatree 3 0
Levisticum officinale Lovage 21 1, 170
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet; Ligustri Fructus 6 0
Ligustrum lucidum Chinese Privet; Glossy Privet; Ligustri Fructus; Privet; White Waxtree 1 0
Limonia acidissima Elephant Apple; Manzana De Elefante; Wood-Apple 1 19, 710
Lindera benzoin Benjamin Bush; Spicebush; Wild Allspice; Fieberstrauch (Ger.) 13 17, 568.92000000924
Linum usitatissimum Flax; Linseed 4 1, 008, 796
Lippia alba White Lippia 3 0
Lippia graveolens Oregano 1 0
Lippia javanica Lemon Bush; Umsuzwane (Zulu) 4 8, 000