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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
Teucrium polium Iberian Golden Germander; Golden Germander 2 2
Teucrium pseudoscorodonia 2 0.10000000149011612
Teucrium salviastrum 2 0
Teucrium scorodonia Germander; Wood Germander 2 0.5600000023841858
Thuja occidentalis Arbor-Vitae; Northern White-Cedar 3 0
Thymus broussonettii Moroccan Thyme 2 70
Thymus capitatus 'Sicilian' Thyme; Spanish Origanum; Spanish Thyme 2 1, 197
Thymus cilicicus 'Anatolian' Thyme 1 940
Thymus funkii Funk's Thyme 2 3, 370
Thymus longicaulis Kekik; Tas Kekik 1 12
Thymus mastichina Spanish Marjoram 2 800
Thymus orospedanus Orosped Thyme 2 1, 593
Thymus riatarum 'Moroccan' Thyme 2 1, 140
Thymus saturejoides Moroccan Savory Thyme 2 3, 130
Thymus serpyllum Creeping Thyme 1 573
Thymus vulgaris Common Thyme; Garden Thyme; Thyme 2 4, 521
Thymus x citriodorus Funk's thyme; Lemon Thyme 2 80
Thymus zygis 'Portuguese' Thyme 2 848.1000000014901
Valeriana officinalis Valerian; Common Valerian; Garden-Heliotrope 2 472, 080
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 1 800