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Biological Activity Insectifuge

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Sort descending Dosage Reference
(+)-(1S,10R)-1,10-DIMETHYLBICYCLO(4.4.0)-DEC-6-EN-3-ONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
1,8-CINEOLE not available Duke, 1992 *
2-NONENAL not available Merck 11th Edition
2-TRIDECANONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
3-TETRADECENE not available Duke, 1992 *
4,8,13-DUVATRIEN-1,3-DIOL not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
4-TERPINEOL not available Bowers, W.S., Ortego, F., You, X., and Evans, P.H. Insect Repellents From The Chinese Prickly Ash Zanthoxylum bungeanum. Journal of Natural Products, 56(6): 935-938, 1993.
ABROTINE not available Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
ADENINE not available Tunon, H., Thorsell, W., and Bohlin, L. 1993. Mosquito Repelling Activity of Compounds Occurring in Achillea millefolium L. (Asteraceae). Economic Botany 48(2): 111-120, 1994.
ALANTOLACTONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ALLITHIAMIN 75-150 mg/man/day Martindale's 28th
ALPHA-AMYRIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 50 ppm Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINENE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-VETINONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
AR-TURMERONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ARACHINE not available Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
AZADIRACHTIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
BAKKENOLIDE-A not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDE 50 ppm J. Stored. Prod. Res., 22:141, 1986.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Amorphophallus campanulatus Elephant-Foot Yam 1 2.799999952316284
Amorphophallus konjac Devil's Tongue; Konjac; Leopard Palm; Umbrella Arum; Elephant Yam; Snake Palm 2 0
Amphicarpaea bracteata Hog Peanut 2 136, 320
Anabasis aphylla Anabasis 1 0
Anacardium occidentale Cashew 7 660, 051.0999997258
Anamirta cocculus Levant Berry 2 5, 616
Ananas comosus Pineapple 7 13, 878
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 27 6, 364, 789.400000766
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 22 1, 581, 909
Angelica sinensis Dang Gui; Dong Quai; Dang Quai; Dang Qui; Dong Gui; Chinese Angelica 8 5, 640
Aniba rosaeodora Bois-De-Rose; Cayenne Rosewood 7 600
Annona cherimola Cherimoya 3 216, 004
Annona diversifolia Llama 1 8
Annona glabra Pondapple 1 3
Annona muricata Soursop 2 4.800000190734863
Annona reticulata Custard Apple 3 5
Annona squamosa Sugar-Apple; Sweetsop 6 10
Anthriscus cerefolium Chervil 1 68, 900
Apium graveolens Celery 28 5, 719, 489
Apocynum cannabinum Bitterroot; Spreading Dogbane 1 0