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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
AJUGARIN-IV Merck 11th Edition
ALLICIN *
ALPHA-ELEOSTEARIC-ACID 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.
ALPHA-PINENE 0.82 uM/fly *
ALPHA-TERPINENE 0.86 uM/fly *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 1.29 uM/fly *
ALPHA-TERTHIENYL *
ALPHA-THUJONE *
AMIANTHINE Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
AMINOLEVULINIC-ACID *
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.
ANACYCLIN Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ANETHOLE Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
ANISALDEHYDE Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
ANNONIN-I *
ANONAINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
APHYLLINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
APIOLE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ARACHINE *
ARCELIN Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Cynara cardunculus Artichoke 2 0
Cyperus rotundus Nutsedge 1 0
Cytisus scoparius Scotch Broom 1 15, 000
Datura candida Borrachero; Floripondio 1 0
Datura innoxia Thorn Apple 1 0
Datura metel Hindu Datura 1 0
Datura stramonium Jimsonweed 3 1, 000
Daucus carota Carrot 14 12, 869.300000071526
Dianthus caryophyllus Carnation; Clove Pink; Oeillet (Fr.); Nelke (Ger.); Clavel (Sp.) 1 4, 350
Dictamnus albus Akgiritotu; Burning Bush; Dittany; Gas Plant; Gazelotu 9 5, 211.999999880791
Dictamnus hispanicus 2 0
Dionaea muscipula Venus' Fly Trap 1 2, 050
Dodonaea viscosa Hopwood 1 0
Dracocephalum thymiflora Thyme-Flowered Moldavica 6 414
Drimys winteri Winter's Bark 1 0
Duboisia myoporoides Corkwood Tree; Pituri 3 3, 444.010000000475
Duranta repens Golden Dewdrop 1 0
Echinacea angustifolia Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Purple-Coneflower 1 300
Echinacea pallida Echinacea; Pale-Flower Echinacea; Pale Purple-Coneflower 1 30
Echinacea purpurea Echinacea; Eastern Purple-Coneflower; Purple-Coneflower 1 0