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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
(+)-AMMODENDRINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
(-)-ANABASINE UNESCO. 1960. Medicinal Plants of the Arid Zones. eds.(botany) I.C. Chopra, B.K. Abrol and K.L. Hands; eds (pharmacology), R. Paris and G. Dillemann UNESCO, Place de Fontenoy, Paris 7E. 96 pp.
(-)-SPARTEINE Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
1-ACETOXY-2-HYDROXY-4-OXOHENEICOSA-12,15-DIENE *
12-ALPHA-HYDROXYROTENONE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
2'-ACETYLNERIIFOLIN LD50=30 ppm diet Alkofahi, A., Rupprect, J. K., Anderson, J. E., McLaughlin, J. L., Mikolajczak, K. L., and Scott, B. A., Search for new pesticides from higer plants, Chap. 3 in ???, Arnason et al, eds, ACS, Washington, 1989
2-PHENYLETHYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE IC100=5,000 ppm 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.
4-N-PROPYL-5,7-DIHYDROXY-6-ISOPENTENYL-8-ISOVALERYLCOUMARIN Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
4-PHENYL-5,7-DIHYDROXY-8-ISOPENTENYL-6-ISOVALERYLCOUMARIN Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
6-METHOXY-7-GERANYL-OXYCOUMARIN *
ABRINE Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
ABSINTHIN Wright,C.W.(Ed)2002.Medicinal&Aromatic Plants-Industrial Profiles.Artemisia.344pp.Maffei,M.(Ed)2002.Vetiveria.The Genus Vetiveria.Taylor&Francis.NY,NY.191pp.Southwell,I.,Lowe,R.(Eds)1999.Tea Tree.The Genus Melaleuca.Harwood Acad.Pub.Amsterdam,Netherlands.
ACAULINE Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ACONINE Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
ACONITINE Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
ACSINATINE Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
ACSINE Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
AFFININ Merck 11th Edition
AJACONINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Petiveria alliacea Anamu; Guinea Hen Leaf; Mucura 1 0
Petroselinum crispum Parsley 17 8, 771, 204.660000063
Peucedanum ostruthium Masterwort 2 6, 720
Peumus boldus Boldo 10 10, 264
Phaseolus aborigineus 1 0
Phaseolus vulgaris Black Bean; Green Bean; Haricot Bean; Garden Bean; String Bean; Dwarf Bean; Field Bean; Flageolet Bean; French Bean; Kidney Bean; Navy Bean; Pop Bean; Popping Bean; Snap Bean; Wax Bean; Haricot Vert; Haricot 4 0
Phoenix dactylifera Date Palm 1 0
Phragmites australis Common Reed; Ditch Reed; Giant Reed; Reed Grass 1 784, 000
Phyllanthus amarus 1 1, 378
Phyllanthus emblica Emblic; Myrobalan 1 51, 200
Phyllanthus niruri Seed On The Leaf 2 0
Physalis peruviana Cape Gooseberry; Ground Cherry 1 0
Picrasma excelsa Bitterwood; Jamaican Quassia 1 0
Picrasma quassioides Lignum Quassia; Nigaki; Shurni 1 1, 500
Pilocarpus jaborandi Indian Hemp; Pernambuco Jaborandi 2 4, 950
Pilocarpus microphyllus Maranhao Jaborandi 2 75
Pimenta dioica Allspice; Jamaica-Pepper; Pimenta; Clover-Pepper; Pimento 9 6, 918, 005
Pimenta racemosa Bayrum Tree; West Indian Bay 9 109, 476
Pimpinella anisum Anise; Sweet Cumin 22 3, 652, 184
Pinus gerardiana Chilgoza Pine 1 800, 000