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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
Satureja douglasii Douglas' Savory 2 6, 851
Satureja hortensis Summer Savory 2 0
Satureja montana Winter Savory; Savory 2 25, 640
Satureja obovata Iberian Savory; Savory 1 23, 980
Satureja subspicata Yugoslav Savory 1 25
Satureja thymbra Goat Oregano 1 185
Sideritis athoa Kedi Kuyrugu Cayi 1 0.5
Sideritis pauli El Molinillo Sideritis 1 3
Sideritis scardica Balkan Sideritis 1 75
Stevia rebaudiana Ca-A-E; Sweet Leaf of Paraguay; Stevia 2 102
Tagetes minuta Wild Marigold; Aztec Marigold; Dwarf Marigold; Mexican Marigold; Muster John Henry; Stinking-Roger 1 39, 000
Tanacetum parthenium Feverfew 3 843, 333
Tanacetum vulgare Tansy 2 1, 800
Teucrium asiaticum 2 0.20000000298023224
Teucrium cyprium 'Cyprus' Germander 1 65
Teucrium divaricatum Hoary Divaricate Germander 1 0
Teucrium gnaphalodes Iberian Germander 1 6
Teucrium kotschyanum Stavros Kotschy's Germander 1 0
Teucrium micropodioides Small 'Cyprus' Germander 1 0
Teucrium oxylepis 2 0.2799999974668026