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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
Citrus aurantiifolia Lime 1 60
Cleonia lusitanica Spanish Heal-All 2 12
Coleus barbatus Forskohl's Coleus 2 28, 800
Coriandrum sativum Coriander; Chinese Parsley; Cilantro 3 389, 262
Coridothymus capitatus Spanish Oregano 1 130
Crocus sativus Saffron 2 0
Croton eluteria Cascarilla 1 0
Croton lechleri Sangre de Drago; Sangre de Grado; Sangre de Dragon; Dragons Blood 1 0
Curcuma longa Turmeric; Indian Saffron 2 1, 200
Curcuma xanthorrhiza Javan Turmeric; Temu Lawak 1 0
Cymbopogon flexuosus East Indian Lemongrass 1 1, 500
Cymbopogon nardus Ceylon Citronella; Citronella 1 120
Daucus carota Carrot 2 0
Diospyros virginiana American Persimmon 1 0
Echinacea angustifolia Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Purple-Coneflower 1 0
Echinacea pallida Echinacea; Pale-Flower Echinacea; Pale Purple-Coneflower 1 0
Echinacea purpurea Echinacea; Eastern Purple-Coneflower; Purple-Coneflower 1 0
Echinacea spp Coneflower; Echinacea 1 0
Elettaria cardamomum Cardamom 2 8, 020
Elsholtzia blanda Bantaluki; Bantulsi 1 110