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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Culicide

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
LINALOOL LC50=156-194 mg/l *
MENTHONE LC50=156-194 mg/l *
TERPINEOL LC50=156-194 mg/l *
THYMOL LC50=36-49 mg/l *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Pycnanthemum montanum Montane Mountain Mint 1 640
Pycnanthemum muticum Muticous Mountain Mint 1 11, 300
Pycnanthemum nudum Nude Mountain Mint 1 23, 348
Pycnanthemum pilosum Pilose Mountain Mint 1 30, 800
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides Typical Mountain Mint 1 20, 242
Pycnanthemum setosum Setose Mountain Mint 1 7, 440
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Slenderleaf Mountain Mint 1 3, 660
Pycnanthemum torreyi Torrey's Mountain Mint 1 8, 100
Pycnanthemum verticillatum Whorled Mountain Mint 1 4, 557
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia Mountain Mint 2 15, 196
Ravensara aromatica Ravensara 1 702
Ribes nigrum Black Currant 1 7
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary 2 25, 650
Salvia canariensis Canary Island Sage 1 0.10000000149011612
Salvia officinalis Sage 3 66, 100
Sambucus nigra European Alder; European Elder; European Elderberry; Elder; Black Elder 1 0
Sassafras albidum Sassafras 1 87
Satureja cilicica Turkish Savory 1 595
Satureja cuneifolia Cuneate Turkish Savory 1 45
Satureja douglasii Douglas' Savory 2 1, 989