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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
ZANTHOPHYLLINE Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ZIMZIN Hanke, F. J., Natural Products as a Resource for Biologically Active Compounds, Thesis, U. Cal (Santa Cruz), 1986, 252 pp
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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