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Biological Activity Herbicide

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
ASPERULOSIDE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AZETIDINE-2-CARBOXYLIC-ACID not available 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.
BALFOURODINIUM not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BENZOXAZOLINONE not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
BENZYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE IC100=0.4 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.
BETA-PINENE not available Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
BOA not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
BORNEOL IC50=470 uM Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
BORNEOL IC50=470 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.
CAFFEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CALEIN-A IC25=50 uM Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
CAMPHOR IC50=3.3-180 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.
CANAVANINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CARBOXYATRACTYLOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
CASTANOSPERMINE IC50=300 ppb 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.
CATECHOL not available Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMALDEHYDE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CINNAMIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMYL-ALCOHOL 2.5 mM Duke, 1992 *
CIS-DEHYDROMATRICARIA not available 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.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Dipteryx odorata Tonka Bean; Dutch Tonka Bean 1 0
Dracocephalum thymiflora Thyme-Flowered Moldavica 5 428
Drimys winteri Winter's Bark 1 0
Duboisia myoporoides Corkwood Tree; Pituri 2 3, 400
Echinacea angustifolia Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Purple-Coneflower 1 0
Echinacea pallida Echinacea; Pale-Flower Echinacea; Pale Purple-Coneflower 1 0
Echinacea purpurea Echinacea; Eastern Purple-Coneflower; Purple-Coneflower 1 0
Echinacea spp Coneflower; Echinacea 5 0
Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian Olive; Silver Berry 2 0
Elettaria cardamomum Cardamom 11 1, 261, 775
Eleutherococcus senticosus Eleuthero Ginseng; Siberian Ginseng; Spiny Ginseng; Wu jia; Ci wu jia (Pinyin) 3 416.50001525878906
Elsholtzia blanda Bantaluki; Bantulsi 8 456.5999999642372
Elsholtzia cristata Furan Chemotype 4 9.200000002980232
Elsholtzia densa not available 2 0
Elsholtzia eriostachya 'Dwarf' Bush Mint 2 11.100000001490116
Elsholtzia nipponica Hsiang Ju 4 0
Elsholtzia pilosa Hairy Mint Shrub 5 1, 054.1999999284744
Elsholtzia polystachya Bush Mint 7 553.7999996244907
Elytrigia repens Couchgrass; Doggrass; Quackgrass; Wheatgrass; Twitchgrass 1 60
Ephedra sinica Ma Huang; Chinese Ephedra 6 272