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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
DIHYDRONICOTYRINE IC100=1,000-10,000 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.
DILLAPIOL Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DIMETHYL-SCIADINONATE *
DIPOHYLLINE Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
DONAXERINE Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
ECHINACEIN *
ELEMICIN 100 ppm *
ENCECALIN Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ENCECALOL-EHTYL-ETHER Dressler, H. 1994. Resorcinol-Its Uses and Derivatives. Plenum Press, New York. 500 pp.
EPHEDRINE Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
EPOXYPSEUDOISOEUGENOL-2-METHYLBUTYRIC-ESTER Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
ERYTHRO-9,10-DIHYDROXY-1-OCTADECANOL-ACETATE 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.
ESTRAGOLE Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
EUGENOL *
FURFURAL *
GALANTHAMINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GERANYL-LINALOL *
GERANYL-LINALOOL *
GLAUCARUBINONE 4,500 Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
GRAMINE IC50=4 mM 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.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Eucalyptus angulosa 4 944
Eucalyptus astringens 6 4, 635.4000000059605
Eucalyptus behriana 5 88.10000014305115
Eucalyptus blakelyi 6 0.6000000089406967
Eucalyptus bosistoana 6 1, 250.4000000059605
Eucalyptus botryoides 6 852.4000000059605
Eucalyptus brassiana Brasses' Eucalyptus 8 1, 308
Eucalyptus bridgesiana Bridges' Eucalyptus 5 3, 069
Eucalyptus camaldulensis 6 699.3000000044703
Eucalyptus ceratocorys 4 3, 420
Eucalyptus citriodora Lemon Eucalyptus; Lemon-Scented Gum; Spotted Gum; Citron-Scented Gum 10 197, 920.80000001192
Eucalyptus cladocalyx 7 5, 662.20000000298
Eucalyptus corynocalyx 1 1, 790
Eucalyptus cuprea 5 2, 649.4000000953674
Eucalyptus dealbata 6 1, 688.2000000029802
Eucalyptus desquamata 5 3, 355
Eucalyptus diversicolor 6 710.5000000074506
Eucalyptus dolichorhyncha 4 1, 721
Eucalyptus erythrandra 4 5, 447
Eucalyptus fasiculosa 5 309