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

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
TRANS-4-HYDROXY-L-PROLINE 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 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.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Cauliflower 3 13
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Cabbage; Red Cabbage; White Cabbage 4 252
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera Brussels-Sprouts; Brussel-Sprout 2 20
Brassica oleracea var. italica Broccoli; Heading Broccoli; Sprouting Broccoli; Cape Broccoli; Purple Cauliflower; Asparagus Broccoli; Winter Broccoli; Calabrese 3 104
Brassica pekinensis Chinese Cabbage 1 6
Brunfelsia uniflorus Manaca 1 0
Bursera delpechiana Lignaloe; Linaloe 2 3, 120
Calamintha nepeta Turkish Calamint 11 7, 803
Callicarpa americana American Beauty Berry; Beauty Berry; French Mulberry 7 429.3000000715256
Camellia japonica Camellia; Common Camellia; Rose du Japon (Fr.); Camelia (Fr., Port.); Kamelie (Ger.); Tsubaki (Jap.); Camelia (Sp.); Japanese Tea 1 0
Camellia sinensis Tea 9 400, 350
Cananga odorata Cananga; Ylang-Ylang 2 0
Canarium indicum Java-Olive; Manila Elemi 4 292, 500
Canavalia ensiformis Jack Bean 1 0
Cannabis sativa Marijuana; Marihuana; Indian Hemp; Hemp 2 0
Capsicum annuum Bell Pepper; Green Pepper; Cherry Pepper; Sweet Pepper; Cone Pepper; Paprika 10 0
Capsicum frutescens Cayenne; Chili; Tabasco; Hot Pepper; Spur Pepper; Red Chili 10 0
Carica papaya Papaya 2 5, 393.800003051758
Carthamus tinctorius Safflower 3 0.26000000163912773
Carum carvi Caraway; Carum; Kummel (Ger.); Comino (Sp.); Comino de prado (Sp.) 10 4, 799, 051.000000015