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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Artemicide

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
LISIANTHOSIDE LC50=150 *
MAGNOLOL *
NARCOTINE LC50=87 *
PICEATANNOL *
PINOCEMBRIN LC50=12 ppm Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990.
POLYCARPOL LC50=254ppm Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990.
PSORALEN LC50=5.93 ug/ml Saqib, Q. N., Hui, Y. H., Anderson, J. E. and McLaughlin, J. L. 1990. Bioactive Furanocoumarins from the Berries of Zanthoxylum americanum. Phytotherapy Research 4(6): 216-219.
RESVERATROL *
SCIRPUSAN-A 489 ug/ml *
SCIRPUSAN-B 389 ug/ml *
SQUAMONE LC50=2.1 ppm Rupprect, J. K., Hui, Y. H., and McLaughlin, J. L., Annonaceous acetogenins: a review, J. Nat. Prod, 53(2), 1990, 237-238.
STIGMASTEROL LC50=110 ppm Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990.
SWEROSIDE 34 ug/ml *
SYLVATICIN LC50=26 ppm *
XANTHOTOXIN LC50=5.93 ug/ml Saqib, Q. N., Hui, Y. H., Anderson, J. E. and McLaughlin, J. L. 1990. Bioactive Furanocoumarins from the Berries of Zanthoxylum americanum. Phytotherapy Research 4(6): 216-219.
ZINIOLIDE 14 ppm *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Polypodium vulgare Common Polypody; Sweet Fern 1 0
Populus tacamahacca Balm Of Gilead 1 0
Portulaca oleracea Purslane; Verdolaga 1 0
Prosopis glandulosa Mesquite; Honey Mesquite 2 0
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal; Heal-All 2 1, 200
Prunus africana Bitter Almond; Red Stinkwood 1 354
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 1 1, 300
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 2 0
Prunus domestica Plum 1 600
Prunus dulcis Almond 2 1, 263
Prunus persica Peach 2 0
Prunus spinosa Blackthorn; Sloe 1 0
Psidium guajava Guava 1 0
Psoralea corylifolia Babchi; Black Dot; Malaya Tea 4 45, 060
Pterocarpus santalinus Red Saunders 2 0
Ptychopetalum olacoides Muira Puama 2 0
Pueraria montana Kudzu; Kudsu 2 0
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 2 6, 400
Pyrus communis Pear 1 0
Quassia amara Bitterwood; Quassia 1 0