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Biological Activity Perfumery

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name 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 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Justicia adhatoda Malabar Nut 1 128, 750
Justicia pectoralis Angel Of Death; Bolek Hena; Curia 1 0
Kaempferia galanga Maraba; Galanga 1 0
Kalanchoe daegrimontiana Devil's-Backbone 1 0
Kalanchoe pinnata Air Plant; Siempre Viva 2 0
Lablab purpureus Bonavist Bean; Hyacinth Bean; Lablab Bean 2 25, 722
Lactuca sativa Lettuce 3 4, 167
Lactuca scariola Prickly Lettuce 3 143, 335
Lactuca virosa Bitter Lettuce 1 0
Lagenaria siceraria Calabash Gourd; White-Flowered Gourd 2 194, 120
Lantana camara Lantana; Wild Sage 13 3, 446
Larrea tridentata Chaparral; Creosote Bush 3 0
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 38 6, 975, 210
Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender 19 27, 000
Lavandula latifolia Aspic; Broad-Leaved Lavender; Spike Lavender 25 8, 796
Lavandula sp Lavender 3 0
Lavandula x hybrida Hybrid Lavender 14 2, 055.5
Lavandula x intermedia Dutch Lavender; Lavandin 22 10, 526
Lawsonia inermis Henna; Mignonette; Jamaica-Mignonette; Mignonette Tree 2 2, 266, 580
Ledum palustre Marsh Tea; Wild Rosemary 1 0