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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
Thymus serpyllum Creeping Thyme 6 877
Thymus vulgaris Common Thyme; Garden Thyme; Thyme 11 4, 008, 054
Thymus x citriodorus Funk's thyme; Lemon Thyme 4 740
Thymus zygis 'Portuguese' Thyme 5 32, 463.10000000149
Tilia sp. Basswood; Lime; Linden 4 0
Trachyspermum ammi Ajwan 3 41, 560
Tribulus terrestris Puncture-vine 1 0
Trichostemma dichotomum Blue Curls 4 47.5
Trifolium pratense Red Clover; Purple Clover; Peavine Clover; Cowgrass 7 544
Trigonella foenum-graecum Fenugreek; Greek Clover; Greek Hay; Bockshornklee (Ger.); Alholva (Sp.) 1 0
Tripterygium wilfordiim Yellow Vine 3 0
Triticum aestivum Wheat 2 0
Tropaeolum majus Nasturtium 1 10, 000
Turnera diffusa Damiana 3 100
Tussilago farfara Coltsfoot 1 3, 600
Umbellularia californica California Bay 7 6, 240
Uncaria guianensis Cat's Claw; Una de Gato; Garabato Colorado; Tambor Huasca; Ungunagi 1 0
Uncaria tomentosa Cat's Claw; Garabato Amarillo; Una de Gato 1 0
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 2 26, 000
Vaccinium corymbosum Blueberry 9 0.04999999888241291