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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
Chenopodium album Lambsquarter 6 9, 000
Chenopodium ambrosioides Epazote; Wormseed 11 20, 590
Chenopodium quinoa 1 0
Chimaphila umbellata King's Cure; Pipsissewa 8 386, 000
Chondrus crispus Irish Moss 3 157
Chrysanthemum balsamita Balsamite; Costmary 5 0
Chrysanthemum coronarium Garland Chrysanthemum 1 9, 130
Chrysanthemum parthenium Feverfew 18 774.5
Chrysanthemum x morifolium Chrysanthemum; Florist's Chrysanthemum; Mum; Ju Hua (Pinyin) 18 1, 748
Chrysobalanus icaco Cocoa plum; Icaco 1 2, 840
Chrysophyllum cainito Caimito; Star Apple 1 1, 280
Cicer arietinum Chickpea; Garbanzo 3 112
Cichorium endivia Endive; Escarole 4 18, 604.47999998927
Cichorium intybus Chicory; Witloof; Succory 23 70, 471.5
Cimicifuga dahurica Sheng Ma 2 0
Cimicifuga racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 7 270
Cinchona officinalis Lojabark; Quinine 2 0
Cinchona pubescens Quinine; Red Cinchona; Red Peruvian-Bark; Redbark 9 308, 260
Cinchona spp Quinine 7 40, 000
Cinnamomum aromaticum Cassia; Cassia Bark; Cassia Lignea; Chinese Cassia; Chinese Cinnamon; China Junk Cassia; Saigon Cinnamon; Zimtcassie (Ger.); Canela de la China (Sp.); Canelero chino (Sp.); Chinazimt (Ger.); Chinesischer Zimtbaum (Ger.); Kashia-Keihi (Jap.); Canelle de Cochinchine (Fr.); Cannelier Casse (Fr.); Cannelier de Chine (Fr.) 29 360, 216