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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
Harpagophytum procumbens Devil's Claw; Grapple Plant 12 48
Hedeoma drummondii Drummond's Pennyroyal 13 31, 060
Hedeoma hispida Hispid Pennyroyal 9 1, 018
Hedeoma pulegioides American Pennyroyal 15 877, 303.7999999523
Hedeoma reverchonii Reverchon's Pennyroyal 7 5, 402
Hedera helix Ivy 6 0
Hedychium flavum Yellow Ginger Lily 5 1, 170
Heimia salicifolia Sinicuichi 1 0
Helianthemum glomeratum 3 0
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 32 1, 525, 296.0839999989
Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem Artichoke 2 306.0120000001043
Helichrysum angustifolium Everlasting; Immortelle 6 2, 000
Heliotropium indicus Indian Heliotrope 1 0
Hemidesmus indicus Indian Sarsaparilla 3 0
Heracleum laciniatum Laciniate Cow-parsnip 1 400
Heracleum sphondylium Cow Parsnip; Hogweed; Meadow Parsnip 2 0
Herpestis monniera 1 1, 100
Hesperis matronalis Dame's Rocket; Sweet Rocket; Damask-Violet; Dame's-Violet 6 0
Hibiscus mutabilis 1 0
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Chinese hibiscus; Shoe-flower 2 810