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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
Echinacea pallida Echinacea; Pale-Flower Echinacea; Pale Purple-Coneflower 7 0
Echinacea purpurea Echinacea; Eastern Purple-Coneflower; Purple-Coneflower 7 0
Echinacea spp Coneflower; Echinacea 12 136
Ehretia laevis not available 1 160
Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian Olive; Silver Berry 4 0
Elaeagnus pungens Thorny Silver Berry 1 0
Elettaria cardamomum Cardamom 8 333, 001
Eleutherococcus senticosus Eleuthero Ginseng; Siberian Ginseng; Spiny Ginseng; Wu jia; Ci wu jia (Pinyin) 3 30, 610.499992370605
Elsholtzia blanda Bantaluki; Bantulsi 5 230.5999999642372
Elsholtzia cristata Furan Chemotype 3 42.100000001490116
Elsholtzia densa not available 1 0
Elsholtzia eriostachya 'Dwarf' Bush Mint 2 0.9000000134110451
Elsholtzia nipponica Hsiang Ju 1 0
Elsholtzia pilosa Hairy Mint Shrub 3 124.59999990463257
Elsholtzia polystachya Bush Mint 6 87.59999990463257
Ephedra sinica Ma Huang; Chinese Ephedra 4 114
Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail; Horsetail 8 0.800000011920929
Erica arborea not available 1 0
Eriobotrya japonica Loquat 4 10, 650
Eriodictyon californicum Yerba Santa; California Yerba Santa; Hierba Santa; Mountain Balm; Bear's Weed; Consumptive's Weed; Tarweed; Gum Bush; Holy Herb 5 464, 904