Biological Activity Insecticide | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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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
ARISTOLOCHINE	not available	Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
ATROPINE	not available	Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
AZADIRACHTIN	not available	Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
BENZACONINE	not available	Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
BENZALDEHYDE	not available	Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
BENZENE	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BERGAPTEN	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-ASARONE	not available	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BETA-HIMACHALINE	not available	Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
BISABOLANGELONE	not available	Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
BORIC-ACID	not available	Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
BRUCEINE-B	not available	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CAFFEINE	not available	Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
CAMPTOTHECIN	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CARPACIN	not available	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CARVONE	not available	Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE	not available	Bettarini, F., Borgonovi, G.E., et al. 1991. Antiparasitic Compounds from East African Plants: Isolation and Biological Activity of Anonaine, Matricarianol, Canthin-6-One and Caryophyllene Oxide. Insect Sci. Applic. 14(1): 93-99, 1993.
CASTANOSPERMINE	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CELABENZINE	not available	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
Origanum vulgare	Greek Oregano; Wild Oregano; Common Turkish Oregano	14	10, 612, 583
Oryza sativa	Rice	1	100, 000
Pachira aquatica	Provision Tree	1	0
Pachyrhizus erosus	Yambean	2	10, 000
Panax ginseng	Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng	6	0
Panax quinquefolius	American Ginseng; Ginseng	1	521, 000
Pancratium maritimum	Sea Daffodil	1	0
Panicum maximum	Guinea grass	1	0
Passiflora incarnata	Manzana de Mayo; Mayapple; Passionflower	1	0
Passiflora quadrangularis	Granadilla	1	0
Pastinaca sativa	Parsnip	8	667, 610.5
Paullinia cupana	Guarana	1	101, 000
Paullinia yoko	Yoko	1	27, 300
Pavonia odorata	Hina plant	1	250
Pelargonium citrosum	Citrosa	4	14.000000029802322
Pelargonium graveolens	Rose Geranium; Scented Geranium	5	132
Pelargonium roseum	Scented Geranium	3	2, 700
Peperomia pelucida	Pepper elder; Yerba de la plata	1	0
Perilla frutescens	Perilla	13	552, 900
Persea americana	Avocado	3	31, 005