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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Herbicide

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
HOMOGRANDINOL IC50=2 uM 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.
HYDROQUINONE IC41=50 ug/ml Hanke, F. J., Natural Products as a Resource for Biologically Active Compounds, Thesis, U. Cal (Santa Cruz), 1986, 252 pp
HYDROXYEUCOMIC-ACID 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.
HYPERICIN *
ILICIC-ACID IC 73=4,000 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.
INDOLE-3-ACETIC-ACID Korhammer, S.A. and Haslinger, E. 1994. Isolation of a Biologically Active Substance from Rhizomes of Quackgrass [Elymus repens (L.) Gould]. J. Agric. Food Chem. 42: 2048-2050.
ISOALANTOLACTONE Abstract (See species file)
ISOHEMATINIC-ACID IC54=10 uM 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.
L-BAIKIAIN Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
L-CANALINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
L-HOMOARGININE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
LIMONENE IC50=45 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.
LYCORICIDINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
METHYL-ISOEUGENOL Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
MIMOSINE IC100=5 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.
MYRTENAL 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.
NARCICLASINE Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
NEPETALACTONE *
NICOTINE IC57=5 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.
O-METHOXYCINNAMALDEHYDE 5 mM *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Juniperus virginiana Red Cedar 4 0
Kaempferia galanga Maraba; Galanga 1 0
Kalanchoe pinnata Air Plant; Siempre Viva 1 0
Lactuca sativa Lettuce 1 0
Lantana camara Lantana; Wild Sage 10 236
Larrea tridentata Chaparral; Creosote Bush 5 0
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 15 9, 146, 742
Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender 8 0
Lavandula latifolia Aspic; Broad-Leaved Lavender; Spike Lavender 11 30, 246
Lavandula sp Lavender 2 0
Lavandula x hybrida Hybrid Lavender 9 5, 048
Lavandula x intermedia Dutch Lavender; Lavandin 10 8, 766
Lawsonia inermis Henna; Mignonette; Jamaica-Mignonette; Mignonette Tree 1 0
Lens culinaris Lentil 1 0
Leonotis leonurus Lion's Ear 5 115.70000000298023
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 3 32
Lepechinia calycina Epling's Lepechinia 8 2, 575
Lepechinia schiediana Schiede's Lepechinia 2 3, 200
Lepidium sativum Garden Cress 1 0
Leptospermum polygalifolium 1 137, 500