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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
6-ALPHA-HYDROXYDEHYDROCOSTUS-LACTONE *
6-ALPHA-HYDROXYMEDICARPIN MIC=100 ug/ml *
6-METHOXYTECLEANTHINE Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
7,4'-DIHYDROXY-8-METHYLFLAVAN 50 ug/ml Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
7,4'-DIHYDROXYFLAVAN 50 ug/ml Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
7-HYDROXYFLAVAN 50 ug/ml Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
7-O-(6-O-BETA-D-APIOFURANOSYL)-BETA-D-(GLUCOPYRANOSYL)-ORCHINOL 1/25th tetracyclin *
8(14),15-SANDARACOPIMARADIEN-7ALPHA,18-DIOL *
8-(3,3-DIMETHYLALLYL)SPATHELIACHROMENE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
8-ALPHA-HYDROXYANHYDROVERLOROTIN *
8-KETOCOPAENAL MIC=800 ug/ml *
8-KETOYLANGENAL MIC=800 ug/ml *
8-METHOXY-PSORALEN 6-100 ppm *
ABIETANE-1 MIC=1.2 ug/ml *
ABIETANE-2 MIC=0.89 ug/ml *
ABYSSINONE-I Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ABYSSINONE-V MIC=2.9->125 ug/ml *
ACALYPHINE *
ACERIN *
ACETIC-ACID 5,000 ppm *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abelmoschus esculentus Okra 9 26, 810
Abelmoschus moschatus Ambrette; Musk Okra; Tropical Jewel Hibiscus; Muskmallow 5 0
Abies alba Silver-Fir 8 2, 111
Abies balsamea Balsam Fir 4 8, 645
Abies sachalinensis Japanese Fir; Shin-Yo-Yu 2 12, 960
Abies spectabilis 4 1, 595
Abrus precatorius Crab's Eye; Jequerity; Coral Beadplant; Indian Licorice; Licorice Vine; Love Bean; Lucky Bean; Minnie-Minnies; Prayer Beads; Precatory Bean; Red Beadvine; Rosary Pea; Weatherplant; Weathervine; Jequirity Bean 5 1, 687, 500
Abutilon theophrasti Velvet Leaf; Butterprint; Indian-Mallow; Abutilon-Hemp 4 0
Acacia catechu Black Cutch; Catechu 10 0
Acacia decurrens Green Wattle 5 0
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 19 13, 180
Acacia leucophloea Pilang Bast 2 0
Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood 3 0
Acacia nilotica Babul 16 706, 200
Acacia senegal Gum Arabic; Gum Arabic Tree; Kher; Senegal Gum; Sudan Gum Arabic 5 0
Acacia tortilis Umbrella Thorn 4 0
Acalypha indica Cancer Herb; Indian Acalypha; Copperleaf; Indian Nettle; Three-Seeded-Mercury 4 37, 700
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 49 126, 484
Achillea moschata Iva 2 2, 268
Achyranthes aspera Chaff Flower 1 0