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Biological Activity Insecticide

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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
HALLACTONE-A not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HALLACTONE-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.
HAPLOPHYTINE not available Merck 11th Edition
HCN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
HELENALIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
HERCULIN not available Duke, 1992 *
HIMACHALOL not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
HINOKITIOL not available Duke, 1992 *
HYMENOLIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HYPACONITINE not available Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
HYPERICIN not available Duke, 1992 *
IRIDOMYRMECIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ISOARISTOLOCHIC-ACID not available Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
ISOPIMPINELLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
JASMOLIN not available Merck 11th Edition
JERVINE not available Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
JUSTICIDINE-B not available Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
KARANJIN not available Duke, 1992 *
L-ALBIZZINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
L-CARVONE not available Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Scutellaria parvula Small Skullcap 2 56
Selenicereus grandiflorus Night-Blooming Cereus; Queen-of-the-Night 1 0
Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto; Scrub-Palmetto 1 0
Sida rhombifolia Broomweed; Teaplant 1 0
Sideritis athoa Kedi Kuyrugu Cayi 4 293
Sideritis germanicolpitana not available 4 175
Sideritis mugronensis not available 4 862
Sideritis pauli El Molinillo Sideritis 4 1, 614
Sideritis scardica Balkan Sideritis 4 212
Simaba cedron Cedron 1 0
Simarouba glauca Simaruba Bark 1 0
Skimmia arborescens Skimmia 4 1, 560
Smilax china China Root 1 0
Solanum carolinense Horsenettle 2 0
Solanum dulcamara Bitter Nightshade; Bittersweet 2 0
Solanum mammosum Love Apple; Susumber 1 0
Solanum melongena Aubergine; Eggplant 4 0
Solanum nigrum Black Nightshade 2 0
Solanum tuberosum Potato 4 24.5
Solidago gigantea Early Goldenrod 1 0