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Biological Activity Insectifuge

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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
(+)-(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.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Satureja montana Winter Savory; Savory 23 1, 823, 110
Satureja obovata Iberian Savory; Savory 18 89, 590.07999999821
Satureja odora Scented Pampa Savory 11 3, 133
Satureja parvifolia Small-Leaf Pampa Savory 11 683
Satureja subspicata Yugoslav Savory 13 703
Satureja thymbra Goat Oregano 15 34, 114.10000000149
Satureja vulgaris Common Savory 1 106
Saussurea lappa Costus; Kuth 5 0
Schinus molle California Peppertree; Mastic-Tree; Peruvian Peppertree 7 0
Schisandra chinensis Chinese Magnolia Vine; Schizandra; Wu Wei Zu; Wu Wei Zi; Magnolia Vine; Five-Flavor-Fruit 1 0
Schizonepeta tenuifolia Ching-Chieh; Jing-Jie 1 0
Schoenocaulon officinale Sabadilla 1 0
Sclerocarya caffra Marula 2 420, 003.9999999106
Scopolia carniolica Scopolia 2 0
Scutellaria baicalensis Chinese Skullcap; Huang Qin; Baikal Skullcap 7 0
Scutellaria churchilliana Hybrid Skullcap 1 68
Scutellaria galericulata Marsh Skullcap 3 291
Scutellaria lateriflora Mad-Dog Skullcap; Scullcap 5 5.599999904632568
Scutellaria parvula Small Skullcap 3 71
Secale cereale Rye 4 17, 308