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Biological Activity Insectifuge?

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
VANILLIN not available Martindale's 28th
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Ananas comosus Pineapple 1 0
Avena sativa Oats 1 0
Beta vulgaris Beet; Beetroot; Sugar Beet; Garden Beet 1 0
Catalpa ovata Hsin-Pa-Pi; Kisasage 1 0
Cinnamomum camphora Camphor; Ho Leaf 1 0
Cinnamomum verum Cinnamon; Ceylon Cinnamon 1 0
Cocos nucifera Coconut; Coconut Palm; Copra; Nariyal; Kokospalme (Ger.); Cocotero (Sp.) 1 0
Croton eluteria Cascarilla 1 0
Croton lechleri Sangre de Drago; Sangre de Grado; Sangre de Dragon; Dragons Blood 1 0
Cymbopogon winterianus Java Citronella; Mahapengiri 1 0
Echinacea purpurea Echinacea; Eastern Purple-Coneflower; Purple-Coneflower 1 7.200000286102295
Echinacea spp Coneflower; Echinacea 1 0
Eleutherococcus senticosus Eleuthero Ginseng; Siberian Ginseng; Spiny Ginseng; Wu jia; Ci wu jia (Pinyin) 1 0
Elytrigia repens Couchgrass; Doggrass; Quackgrass; Wheatgrass; Twitchgrass 1 0
Ferula assa-foetida Asafetida; Asafoetida; Assa-foetida; Devil's Dung; Stinkasant (Ger.); Asafetida (Sp.); test 1 4, 200
Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet; Queen Of The Meadow 1 0
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel 1 0
Gastrodia elata Tian Ma 1 0
Guaiacum sp. Guaiac 1 0
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 1 1.7999999523162842