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Biological Activity Bruchifuge

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List of activity chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Dosage Reference
BUTYRIC-ACID not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
SHIKIMIC-ACID not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
XANTHOPHYLL not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Ceratonia siliqua Carob; St.John's-Bread; Locust Bean 1 0
Chenopodium ambrosioides Epazote; Wormseed 1 0
Cimicifuga racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 1 0
Citrus sinensis Orange 1 0
Cocos nucifera Coconut; Coconut Palm; Copra; Nariyal; Kokospalme (Ger.); Cocotero (Sp.) 1 0
Crocus sativus Saffron 1 0
Croton tiglium Purging Croton 1 0
Cucumis sativus Cucumber 1 1, 700
Cucurbita pepo Pumpkin 1 0
Cuminum cyminum Cumin 1 0
Cytisus scoparius Scotch Broom 1 0
Daucus carota Carrot 2 0
Dryopteris filix-mas Male Fern 1 0
Elettaria cardamomum Cardamom 1 0
Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail; Horsetail 1 1, 260
Eriodictyon californicum Yerba Santa; California Yerba Santa; Hierba Santa; Mountain Balm; Bear's Weed; Consumptive's Weed; Tarweed; Gum Bush; Holy Herb 1 0
Eschscholzia californica California Poppy 1 0
Euphorbia hirta Queensland Asthma Herb 1 0
Fagopyrum esculentum Buckwheat 1 0
Ferula sumbul Sumbul 1 0