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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 Sort descending 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.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Solidago virgaurea European Goldenrod; Woundwort 1 0
Sophora japonica Japanese Pagoda Tree 1 434, 000
Sophora pachycarpa Siberian Pachycarpa 1 0
Sophora secundiflora Mescal Bean 1 0
Sorbus aucubaria Rowan Berry 2 37
Spartium junceum Genet; Spanish Broom; Weaver's Broom 1 0
Spinacia oleracea Spinach 1 170
Stachys germanica Downy Woundwort 3 91
Stellaria media Chickweed; Common Chickweed 1 0
Sterculia urens Karaya 1 123, 000
Stevia rebaudiana Ca-A-E; Sweet Leaf of Paraguay; Stevia 8 2, 385
Stillingia sylvatica Queen's-Delight; Stillingia; Queen's-Root; Yawroot 1 0
Styrax benzoin Benzoin; Onycha; Styrax 1 0
Syringa vulgaris Lilac 6 0
Syzygium aromaticum Clove; Clovetree 9 1, 787, 140
Tabebuia impetiginosa Pau d'arco; Taheebo 1 0
Tagetes erecta Marigold; Aztec Marigold 3 1, 356
Tagetes filifolia Pampa Anise; Irish Lace 6 4, 775, 209.3999996185
Tagetes lucida Sweet-Mace; Sweet-Scent Marigold; Sweet-Scent Mexican Marigold; Anise Marigold 6 9, 108
Tagetes minuta Wild Marigold; Aztec Marigold; Dwarf Marigold; Mexican Marigold; Muster John Henry; Stinking-Roger 12 6, 176, 100