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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
TRANS-4-HYDROXY-L-PROLINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
VISCIDULIN-C IC30=100 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.
XANTHOTOXIN 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
Magnolia denudata Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 5 0
Magnolia fargesii Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 4 0
Magnolia kobus Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 4 0
Magnolia officinalis Chinese Magnolia; Hou Pu; Magnolia-Bark 2 0
Malus domestica Apple 4 95
Mandragora officinarum Mandrake 1 0
Mangifera indica Mango 4 0
Marrubium vulgare Horehound; White Horehound 4 0
Matricaria recutita Annual Camomile; German Camomile; Wild Camomile 3 0
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 6 240
Melaleuca alternifolia Teatree 8 2, 266, 775.001
Melaleuca bracteata Bracteate Tea-Tree 4 200
Melaleuca cajuputi Vietnamese Cajuput Oil 5 5, 140
Melaleuca leucadendra Cajeput 2 0
Melaleuca linariifolia Paperbark Tea_tree 4 15, 600
Melaleuca sp Tea-Tree 1 0
Melaleuca viridiflora Broad-Leaf Tea-Tree; Niaouli 3 0
Meleleuca howeana not available 1 221
Melia azedarach Chinaberry 4 0
Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweetclover 1 0