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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
Caraipa densifolia 1 103
Caraipa grandifolia 1 0
Careya arborea 1 0
Carica papaya Papaya 19 52, 577
Carica pentagona Babaco; Mountain papaya 1 8, 530
Carthamus tinctorius Safflower 13 190.3499999679625
Carum carvi Caraway; Carum; Kummel (Ger.); Comino (Sp.); Comino de prado (Sp.) 34 12, 647, 066.000000015
Carya glabra Pignut Hickory 2 5.769999980926514
Carya illinoensis Pecan 8 68.8999999538064
Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory 4 79.30000004917383
Casimiroa edulis Matasano; White sapote 4 2, 790
Cassia grandis Pink Shower 1 0
Cassia marilandica Wild Senna 1 1
Cassia obtusifolia 1 5, 000
Cassia tora Sickle Senna 4 0
Cassinia laevis 1 847
Castanea sativa European Chestnut 8 238, 000
Catalpa bignonioides Indian bean 5 75, 000
Catalpa longissima Spanish oak 3 0
Catalpa ovata Hsin-Pa-Pi; Kisasage 5 0