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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
Crataegus laevigata Hawthorn; English Hawthorn; Whitethorn; Woodland Hawthorn 2 0
Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn; English Hawthorn 1 0
Crataegus pentagyna Hawthorn 1 0
Crataegus rhipidophylla Hawthorn 2 0
Crescentia alata Jicaro 1 0
Crocus sativus Saffron 4 0
Croton eluteria Cascarilla 3 0
Croton lechleri Sangre de Drago; Sangre de Grado; Sangre de Dragon; Dragons Blood 3 0
Cucumis melo Cantaloupe; Melon; Muskmelon; Netted Melon; Persian Melon; Nutmeg Melon 2 0
Cuminum cyminum Cumin 11 17, 554
Cunila origanoides Mountain Dittany; Frost Flower; Frost Mint; Maryland Dittany; American Dittany; Stone Mint; Dittany 4 160, 132
Curcuma longa Turmeric; Indian Saffron 8 246, 210
Curcuma xanthorrhiza Javan Turmeric; Temu Lawak 1 0
Curcuma zedoaria Shoti; Zedoary 2 0
Cymbopogon citratus West Indian Lemongrass; Lemongrass 7 0
Cymbopogon flexuosus East Indian Lemongrass 1 0
Cymbopogon martinii Palmarosa; Rosha Grass 3 0
Cymbopogon nardus Ceylon Citronella; Citronella 2 624
Cymbopogon parkeri Skhabar 2 704
Cymbopogon winterianus Java Citronella; Mahapengiri 4 466