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Biological Activity Antifeedant

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
Euphrasia officinalis Eyebright 5 0
Fagonia cretica not available 1 0
Fagonia indica not available 1 0
Fagopyrum esculentum Buckwheat 5 249, 734
Fallopia japonica Japanese Knotweed; Giant Knotweed; Mexican Bamboo; Hu-Zhang 4 26, 800
Ferula alliacea Garlic Ferula 1 0
Ferula assa-foetida Asafetida; Asafoetida; Assa-foetida; Devil's Dung; Stinkasant (Ger.); Asafetida (Sp.); test 4 1, 101, 100
Ferula gummosa Galbanum 6 0
Ficus carica Fig; Figuier Commun (Fr.); Echte Feige (Ger.); Feigenbaum (Ger.); Fico (Ital.); Figueira (Port.); Higo (Sp.); Higuera Comun (Sp.) 12 125, 200
Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet; Queen Of The Meadow 3 0
Firmiana simplex Chinese Parasol 1 0
Flindersia pimenteliana not available 1 0
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel 15 1, 536, 031
Forsythia suspensa Lian-Jiao; Lien-Chiao 2 2, 000
Fragaria spp Strawberry 6 1, 000
Frangula alnus Buckthorn 2 0
Frangula purshiana Cascara Sagrada; Cascara Buckthorn 2 0
Fraxinus americana not available 1 0
Fritillaria thunbergii Bei-Mu; Fritillary 2 0
Fucus vesiculosus Bladderwrack; Kelp 1 0