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Biological Activity Antifeedant

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ZANTHOPHYLLINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ZIMZIN not available Hanke, F. J., Natural Products as a Resource for Biologically Active Compounds, Thesis, U. Cal (Santa Cruz), 1986, 252 pp
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Cedrus libani Cedar of Lebanon 1 0
Ceiba pentandra Kapok; Silk-Cotton Tree 3 0
Centaurea calcitrapa Star-Thistle 4 0
Centaurea cyanus Cornflower; Bachelor's Button 7 0
Centaurium erythraea Centaury 1 0
Centella asiatica Gotu Kola; Pennywort 9 16, 000
Ceratonia siliqua Carob; St.John's-Bread; Locust Bean 4 225, 000
Ceriops decandra not available 1 0
Chamaemelum nobile Garden Camomile; Perennial Camomile; Roman Camomile 7 0
Chelidonium majus Celandine 1 0
Chenopodium album Lambsquarter 2 0
Chenopodium ambrosioides Epazote; Wormseed 2 9, 600
Chimaphila umbellata King's Cure; Pipsissewa 1 0
Chrysanthemum balsamita Balsamite; Costmary 3 0
Chrysanthemum parthenium Feverfew 8 751
Chrysanthemum x morifolium Chrysanthemum; Florist's Chrysanthemum; Mum; Ju Hua (Pinyin) 8 1, 092
Cicer arietinum Chickpea; Garbanzo 1 0
Cichorium endivia Endive; Escarole 1 0
Cichorium intybus Chicory; Witloof; Succory 8 67, 254
Cimicifuga racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 2 0