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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
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 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.
HYPERICIN not available Duke, 1992 *
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 not available 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 not available 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 not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
L-CANALINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
L-HOMOARGININE not available 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 not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
METHYL-ISOEUGENOL not available 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 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.
NARCICLASINE not available Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
NEPETALACTONE not available Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 2 0
Ambrosia cumanenesis Cumana ragweed 1 0
Ambrosia magdalenae Magdalena Ragweed 1 0
Ammi majus Bishop's Weed 1 20, 000
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 4 0
Amomum compactum Round Cardamom; Chester Cardamom; Siam Cardamom; Java Cardamom 9 83, 520
Amomum xanthioides Bastard Cardamom; Chin Kousha; Malabar Cardamom; Tavoy Cardamom 2 0
Anacardium occidentale Cashew 1 0
Anadenanthera peregrina Cohoba; Niopo 1 0
Ananas comosus Pineapple 1 760
Anemone pulsatilla Pasque Flower 1 0
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 11 2, 097, 776
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 10 1, 185, 324
Angelica dahurica Bai Zhi 2 0
Angelica sinensis Dang Gui; Dong Quai; Dang Quai; Dang Qui; Dong Gui; Chinese Angelica 4 5, 640
Aniba rosaeodora Bois-De-Rose; Cayenne Rosewood 6 3, 000
Anisomeles malabarica Malabar Catmint 1 0
Annona cherimola Cherimoya 1 0
Annona squamosa Sugar-Apple; Sweetsop 5 0
Anthriscus cerefolium Chervil 1 0