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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
L-HOMOARGININE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
LAPPACONITINE Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
LEPTINE Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
LIMONENE 0.37 uM/fly *
LIMONENE-OXIDE 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 *
LYACONITINE Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
MAMMEIN Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
MENTHONE LC50=156-194 mg/l *
MESACONITINE Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
METHYL-CHAVICOL *
METHYL-CINNAMATE 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 Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
NEOBANONE *
NEOLINE Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
NEOPELLINE 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
Chaenomeles lagenaria Chinese Quince; Mu-Kua 1 0
Chamaemelum nobile Garden Camomile; Perennial Camomile; Roman Camomile 4 0
Chenopodium album Lambsquarter 2 0
Chenopodium ambrosioides Epazote; Wormseed 2 9, 600
Chrysanthemum balsamita Balsamite; Costmary 3 960
Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium Pyrethrum 1 0
Chrysanthemum parthenium Feverfew 6 62.5
Chrysanthemum x morifolium Chrysanthemum; Florist's Chrysanthemum; Mum; Ju Hua (Pinyin) 7 420
Cichorium intybus Chicory; Witloof; Succory 2 61, 200
Cinnamomum aromaticum Cassia; Cassia Bark; Cassia Lignea; Chinese Cassia; Chinese Cinnamon; China Junk Cassia; Saigon Cinnamon; Zimtcassie (Ger.); Canela de la China (Sp.); Canelero chino (Sp.); Chinazimt (Ger.); Chinesischer Zimtbaum (Ger.); Kashia-Keihi (Jap.); Canelle de Cochinchine (Fr.); Cannelier Casse (Fr.); Cannelier de Chine (Fr.) 11 341, 736
Cinnamomum camphora Camphor; Ho Leaf 6 2, 688
Cinnamomum verum Cinnamon; Ceylon Cinnamon 13 6, 154, 828.799999237
Cistus ladaniferus Ambreine; Gum Cistus; Labdanum; Rockrose 8 152, 320
Citrullus colocynthis Colocynth 3 0
Citrullus lanatus Watermelon 2 16, 500
Citrus aurantiifolia Lime 8 8, 431
Citrus aurantium Petitgrain; Bitter Orange 9 23, 338
Citrus limon Lemon 14 4, 553, 944
Citrus medica Citron 1 0
Citrus mitis Calamansi; Calamondin 3 53.19999980926514