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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
(+)-3-THUJONE Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
(+)-EPIEUDESMIN Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
(+)-EUDESMIN Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
(+)-PISATIN Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
(-)-3-ISOTHUJONE Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
(-)-VESTITOL Russell, G. B., Phytochemical resources for crop protection, N. Z. J. Technol., 2, 1986, 127-134.
(-)UGANDENSIDIAL *
1,2-NAPTHAQUINONE 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.
1,4-NAPTHAQUINONE Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
11,13-DIHYDROVERNOLADIN *
13-HYDROXYLUPANINE Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
13-KETO-8(14)-PODOCARPEN-18-OIC-ACID Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
13-TRANS-CINNAMOYLOXYLUPANINE Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
14,15-DIHYDROJODRELLIN-T IC=25 ppm *
15-HEPTYLCHAPARRINONE *
15-O-BENZOYLBRUCEIN-D *
2(1'-ETHYLPROPYL)-1-METHYL-4-QUINOLONE *
2,4-DIHYDROXY-7-METHOXY-(2H)-1,4-BENZOXAZIN-3-(4H)-ONE Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
2,5-DIHYDROXYMETHYL-3,4-DIHYDROXYPYRROLIDINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
2-ARYLBENZOFURAN Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Nepeta cataria Catnip 5 6, 545
Nepeta racemosa Catmint 4 352
Nerium oleander Oleander 6 0
Neuracanthus sphaerostachys 1 0
Nicotiana glauca Tree Tobacco 2 21, 000
Nicotiana rustica Aztec Tobacco 1 0
Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco 11 50, 025
Nigella sativa Black Cumin; Roman Coriander; Fennel-Flower; Nutmeg-Flower; Black Caraway 2 17, 090
Ocimum basilicum Basil; Sweet Basil; Cuban Basil 18 4, 037, 835
Ocimum canum Hoary Basil 6 4, 820
Ocimum gratissimum Agbo; Shrubby Basil 11 47, 990
Ocimum kilimandscharicum African Blue Basil; Kenyan Perennial Basil 6 34, 070
Ocimum sanctum Holy Basil; Tulsi 2 9, 940
Ocimum sp Basil 1 0
Ocimum suave Kenyan Tree Basil 3 5, 100
Ocimum tenuiflorum Anise-Scented Basil 10 15, 580
Oenanthe aquatica Water Fennel; Water Hemlock 1 0
Oenanthe javanica Javan Water Dropwort 1 0
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 3 209, 528
Olea europaea Olive 5 0