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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
OCTANOIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
OCTYL-ISOVALERATE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
OLEIC-ACID not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
P-ACETANISOLE FEMA Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
P-ACETYL-CUMENE FEMA 0.08-5 ppm Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
P-ANISALDEHYDE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
P-BENZOQUINONE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
P-METHYL-ACETOPHENONE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
PHENETHYL-ALCOHOL not available Merck 11th Edition
PHENYL-ACETALDEHYDE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
PHENYL-ETHER not available Merck 11th Edition
PHENYLACETIC-ACID not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
PHENYLETHYL-2-METHYLBUTYRATE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
PINENE not available Merck 11th Edition
PINOCARVONE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
PIPERIDINE 10,000-15,000 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
PIPERITENONE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
PIPERITONE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
PROPIONALDEHYDE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
PROPIONIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Cucurbita maxima Pumpkin 2 149, 515
Cucurbita pepo Pumpkin 4 424, 169
Cucurbita spp Summer Squash 3 5, 380
Cuminum cyminum Cumin 22 1, 288, 558
Cunila origanoides Mountain Dittany; Frost Flower; Frost Mint; Maryland Dittany; American Dittany; Stone Mint; Dittany 9 144, 256
Curcuma longa Turmeric; Indian Saffron 14 284, 440
Curcuma xanthorrhiza Javan Turmeric; Temu Lawak 3 0
Curcuma zedoaria Shoti; Zedoary 2 0
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Guar; Cluster-Bean; Siam-Bean 2 1, 044, 000
Cydonia oblonga Quince 1 0
Cymbopogon citratus West Indian Lemongrass; Lemongrass 15 58, 272
Cymbopogon flexuosus East Indian Lemongrass 7 9, 250
Cymbopogon martinii Palmarosa; Rosha Grass 6 9, 500
Cymbopogon nardus Ceylon Citronella; Citronella 20 18, 768
Cymbopogon parkeri Skhabar 8 18, 516
Cymbopogon winterianus Java Citronella; Mahapengiri 18 17, 018
Cynara cardunculus Artichoke 7 860
Cyperus rotundus Nutsedge 4 0
Datura metel Hindu Datura 1 73, 000
Datura stramonium Jimsonweed 8 186, 000