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Biological Activity Insecticide

List of activity chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Dosage Reference
(+)-AMMODENDRINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
(-)-ANABASINE not available 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 not available 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 not available Duke, 1992 *
12-ALPHA-HYDROXYROTENONE not available 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 not available 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 not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE not available 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 not available Duke, 1992 *
ABRINE not available Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
ABSINTHIN not available 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 not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ACONINE not available Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
ACONITINE not available Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
ACSINATINE not available Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
ACSINE not available Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
AFFININ not available Merck 11th Edition
AJACONINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Rosmarinus x mendizabalii Mendizabali's Rosemary 5 2, 254
Rubus idaeus Red Raspberry; Raspberry 3 0
Rumex acetosa Garden Sorrel 1 12, 800
Rumex acetosella Sheep Sorrel 1 5, 300
Rumex crispus Curly Dock; Lengua De Vaca; Yellow Dock; Sour Dock 1 0
Ruscus aculeatus Butcher's Broom; Box-Holly 1 1, 600
Ruta graveolens Rue 7 20, 000
Salix alba White Willow 1 0
Salvia canariensis Canary Island Sage 5 712.3000000044703
Salvia dorisiana 'Honduran' Sage 5 109.00000023841858
Salvia gilliesii 'Cordoba' Sage 6 509.5
Salvia officinalis Sage 9 1, 356, 766
Salvia sclarea Clary Sage 5 170
Salvia triloba Greek Sage 3 3, 240
Sambucus canadensis American Elder; Elderberry; American Elderberry; Sweet Elder 1 360, 000
Sambucus nigra European Alder; European Elder; European Elderberry; Elder; Black Elder 6 171, 000
Santalum album White Sandalwood 2 0
Santolina chamaecyparissus Lavender Cotton 2 0
Sassafras albidum Sassafras 9 2, 124
Satureja cilicica Turkish Savory 6 1, 604