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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ARISTOLOCHINE Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
ATROPINE Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
AZADIRACHTIN Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
BENZACONINE Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
BENZALDEHYDE Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
BENZENE *
BENZYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE *
BERGAPTEN *
BETA-ASARONE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BETA-HIMACHALINE Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
BISABOLANGELONE Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
BORIC-ACID Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
BRUCEINE-B Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CAFFEINE Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
CAMPTOTHECIN *
CARPACIN Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CARVONE Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE 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 *
CELABENZINE 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
Chaenomeles lagenaria Chinese Quince; Mu-Kua 1 0
Chamaemelum nobile Garden Camomile; Perennial Camomile; Roman Camomile 4 0
Chenopodium album Lambsquarter 2 0
Chenopodium ambrosioides Epazote; Wormseed 2 9, 600
Chrysanthemum balsamita Balsamite; Costmary 3 960
Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium Pyrethrum 1 0
Chrysanthemum parthenium Feverfew 6 62.5
Chrysanthemum x morifolium Chrysanthemum; Florist's Chrysanthemum; Mum; Ju Hua (Pinyin) 7 420
Cichorium intybus Chicory; Witloof; Succory 2 61, 200
Cinnamomum aromaticum Cassia; Cassia Bark; Cassia Lignea; Chinese Cassia; Chinese Cinnamon; China Junk Cassia; Saigon Cinnamon; Zimtcassie (Ger.); Canela de la China (Sp.); Canelero chino (Sp.); Chinazimt (Ger.); Chinesischer Zimtbaum (Ger.); Kashia-Keihi (Jap.); Canelle de Cochinchine (Fr.); Cannelier Casse (Fr.); Cannelier de Chine (Fr.) 11 341, 736
Cinnamomum camphora Camphor; Ho Leaf 6 2, 688
Cinnamomum verum Cinnamon; Ceylon Cinnamon 13 6, 154, 828.799999237
Cistus ladaniferus Ambreine; Gum Cistus; Labdanum; Rockrose 8 152, 320
Citrullus colocynthis Colocynth 3 0
Citrullus lanatus Watermelon 2 16, 500
Citrus aurantiifolia Lime 8 8, 431
Citrus aurantium Petitgrain; Bitter Orange 9 23, 338
Citrus limon Lemon 14 4, 553, 944
Citrus medica Citron 1 0
Citrus mitis Calamansi; Calamondin 3 53.19999980926514