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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
Brassica oleracea Kohlrabi 5 3, 787.519999999553
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Cauliflower 10 12, 256.799999952316
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Cabbage; Red Cabbage; White Cabbage 12 19, 772.400000572205
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera Brussels-Sprouts; Brussel-Sprout 5 9, 250
Brassica oleracea var. italica Broccoli; Heading Broccoli; Sprouting Broccoli; Cape Broccoli; Purple Cauliflower; Asparagus Broccoli; Winter Broccoli; Calabrese 8 53, 744
Brassica oleracea var. sabellica l. Kale; Curly Kale; Kitchen Kale; Scotch Kale 5 61, 560
Brassica oleracea var. viridis l. Collards; Cow Cabbage; Tall Kale; Tree Kale; Spring-Heading Cabbage 3 23.75
Brassica pekinensis Chinese Cabbage 2 17
Brassica rapa Turnip; Seven-Top Turnip; Rapini 4 88, 225
Bromelia pinguin Wild Pineapple 1 3.799999952316284
Brosimum alicastrum Breadnut; Tamamuri 1 6.199999809265137
Bryonia alba White Bryony 4 0
Bupleurum chinense Chai-Hu 2 0
Bursera delpechiana Lignaloe; Linaloe 3 3, 840
Buxus sempervirens Boxwood 2 0
Byrsonima crassifolia Nance 1 1.2000000476837158
Caesalpinia pulcherrima Bird Of Paradise 1 0
Cajanus cajan Pigeonpea 5 25, 013.39999961853
Calamintha nepeta Turkish Calamint 18 8, 054
Calathea macrosepala Chufle 1 5.199999809265137