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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
L-DOPA *
LACTUPICRIN Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
LARICIRESINOL *
LAWSONE 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.
LEIOKININE-A *
LEIOKININE-B *
LEPTINE Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
LICOISOFLAVONE-A 1.2 ppm Russell, G. B., Phytochemical resources for crop protection, N. Z. J. Technol., 2, 1986, 127-134.
LICOISOFLAVONE-B ED50=<1 ppm *
LIGULATIN *
LIMONENE *
LIMONIN Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
LUTEOLIN IC52=<1,000 ppm diet 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.
LUTEONE 0.27 mM 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.
LYCORENINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
LYCORICIDINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
MELIANTRIOL Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
MELICOPICINE Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
MENADIONE 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.
METHYL-(3S,5S)-5-HYDROXY-3-(BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYLOXY)-HEXANOATE *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Melaleuca viridiflora Broad-Leaf Tea-Tree; Niaouli 3 0
Meleleuca howeana 1 221
Melia azedarach Chinaberry 9 0
Melilotus indica Small-Flowered Melilot 1 0
Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweetclover 3 0
Melissa officinalis Balm; Lemonbalm; Melissa; Bee Balm 8 76, 900.40000000596
Mentha aquatica Water Mint 8 1, 163.1000000014901
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Cornmint; Field Mint; Japanese Mint 6 14, 160
Mentha longifolia Biblical Mint 10 16, 437
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 7 184, 262
Mentha sp Mint 1 0
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 9 792, 800
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 12 570.5
Mentha x rotundifolia Applemint 3 930
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 5 0
Mercurialis annua Annual Mercury 1 0
Metrosideros sclerocarpa 1 8
Micromeria benthamii 1 0
Micromeria congesta Kaya Yarpuzu 5 508
Micromeria croatica 9 3, 175