Biological Activity Insecticide | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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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
L-HOMOARGININE	not available	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
LAPPACONITINE	not available	Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
LEPTINE	not available	Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
LIMONENE	0.37 uM/fly	Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE-OXIDE	not available	Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
LINALOOL	LC50=156-194 mg/l	Duke, 1992 *
LYACONITINE	not available	Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
MAMMEIN	not available	Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
MENTHONE	LC50=156-194 mg/l	Duke, 1992 *
MESACONITINE	not available	Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
METHYL-CHAVICOL	not available	Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-CINNAMATE	not available	Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
MYOSMINE	IC43= 800 ug/adult	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.
MYRISTICIN	25 ppm	Hostettmann, K., Marston, A., Maillard, M. and Hamburger, M., eds. 1995. Phytochemistry of Plants Used in Traditional Medicine. (Proc. Phytochem. Soc. Eur. 37) Oxford Science Publications. New York. 408 pp.
N'-(3-HYDROXY-12-METHYLTRIDECANOLYL)NORNICOTINE	IC50=<1,000	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.
NAGILACTONE-C	20-50 ppm diet	Russell, G. B., Phytochemical resources for crop protection, N. Z. J. Technol., 2, 1986, 127-134.
NAPELLINE	not available	Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
NEOBANONE	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NEOLINE	not available	Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
NEOPELLINE	not available	Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.

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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name	Common Name	Chemical Count	Total Parts Per Million
Pogostemon cablin	Patchouli	6	0
Polianthes tuberosa	Tuberose	1	0
Polygonum aviculare	Prostrate Knotweed	1	0
Polygonum hydropiper	Common Smartweed	4	30, 000
Porophyllum ruderale	Quilquinya	3	138
Portulaca oleracea	Purslane; Verdolaga	1	0
Prosopis juliflora	Mesquite	1	0
Prunella vulgaris	Self-Heal; Heal-All	2	640
Prunus africana	Bitter Almond; Red Stinkwood	1	0
Prunus armeniaca	Apricot	5	20, 620
Prunus cerasus	Sour Cherry	4	3
Prunus domestica	Plum	1	500
Prunus dulcis	Almond	3	78, 200
Prunus laurocerasus	Cherry Laurel	2	1, 996
Prunus persica	Peach	2	0
Prunus serotina	Black Cherry; Wild Cherry	2	11, 800
Prunus spinosa	Blackthorn; Sloe	1	0
Psidium guajava	Guava	9	380, 000
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Asparagus Pea; Goa Bean; Winged Bean	1	0
Psoralea corylifolia	Babchi; Black Dot; Malaya Tea	4	44, 910