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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
Alphitonia petriei 1 13, 170
Alphitonia whitei 1 10, 720
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 13 6, 178, 723.200000018
Alpinia officinarum Lesser Galangal; Chinese Ginger 12 1, 600
Alstonia scholaris 1 0
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 21 746, 618
Alyxia buxifolia 1 16, 000
Amanoa oblongifolia 1 87.5999984741211
Amaranthus sp. Pigweed 2 6, 263
Amaranthus spinosus Spiny pigweed 3 5, 030
Ambrosia artemisiifolia Bastard wormwood 1 0
Ammannia baccifera 1 1, 636.4000244140625
Ammi majus Bishop's Weed 11 24, 500
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 15 0
Amomum compactum Round Cardamom; Chester Cardamom; Siam Cardamom; Java Cardamom 8 72, 960
Amomum xanthioides Bastard Cardamom; Chin Kousha; Malabar Cardamom; Tavoy Cardamom 4 0
Amoora canarana 1 0
Amorphophallus campanulatus Elephant-Foot Yam 1 279
Amorphophallus konjac Devil's Tongue; Konjac; Leopard Palm; Umbrella Arum; Elephant Yam; Snake Palm 1 0
Ampelozizyphus amazonicus 1 0