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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Insect-Repellent

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
(+)-CAMPHOR *
(-)-BORNEOL *
(-)-CAMPHOR *
BORNEOL *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abies sachalinensis Japanese Fir; Shin-Yo-Yu 1 7, 560
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 2 6, 310
Achillea moschata Iva 1 1, 854
Acinos alpinus Te de Sierra Nevada 2 6
Acinos suaveolens 1 25
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 2 0
Aframomum melegueta Alligator Pepper; Grains-of-Paradise; Guinea Grains; Melegueta Pepper; Malagettapfeffer (Ger.); Malagueta (Sp.) 1 0
Agathosma betulina Buchu; Honey Buchu; Mountain Buchu 1 0
Ageratum conyzoides Mexican ageratum 1 500
Aloysia citrodora Lemon Verbena 1 0
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 2 125, 130
Alpinia officinarum Lesser Galangal; Chinese Ginger 1 0
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 1 0
Amomum compactum Round Cardamom; Chester Cardamom; Siam Cardamom; Java Cardamom 2 0
Amomum xanthioides Bastard Cardamom; Chin Kousha; Malabar Cardamom; Tavoy Cardamom 1 0
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 1 0
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 1 0
Annona squamosa Sugar-Apple; Sweetsop 2 0
Aristolochia serpentaria Serpentaria; Virginia Snakeroot 1 0
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 2 46, 200