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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
BENZOIC-ACID not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
BENZYL-BENZOATE not available Martindale's 29th
BETA-PINENE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
BETA-TERPINEOL not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
BETA-THUJONE not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-VETINONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
BORNEOL not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
BORNYL-ACETATE not available Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
CAFFEIC-ACID 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.
CAMPHENE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
CAMPHOR not available Duke, 1992 *
CAPRYLIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 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.
CARVACROL not available Duke, 1992 *
CARVONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
CARYOPHYLLENE not available Duke, 1992 *
CARYOPHYLLENE-EPOXIDE not available CIBA (Chadwick, D.J. and Marsh, J. 1990. Bioactive Compounds from Plants. CIBA Foundation Symposium 154. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Chichester UK. 242 pp.
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 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.
CICHORIIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRONELLAL not available Merck 11th Edition
COSTULONIDE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Paeonia suffruticosa Moutan; Tree Peony; Moutan Peony 1 0
Panax ginseng Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng 16 320, 580.4000005722
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng; Ginseng 9 665, 374
Papaver bracteatum Great Scarlet Poppy 2 427, 680
Papaver somniferum Opium Poppy; Poppyseed Poppy 5 762, 693.7999992371
Passiflora edulis Maracuya; Passionfruit 3 362, 942.7999999523
Passiflora foetida Granadilla Cimarrona; Stinking Granadilla 1 1.2000000476837158
Passiflora incarnata Manzana de Mayo; Mayapple; Passionflower 1 0
Passiflora ligularis Granadilla; Sweet Granadilla 1 10.399999618530273
Passiflora quadrangularis Granadilla 1 0
Pastinaca sativa Parsnip 11 201, 811.39999961853
Paullinia cupana Guarana 1 0
Pavonia odorata Hina plant 1 250
Pelargonium citrosum Citrosa 5 17.799999952316284
Pelargonium graveolens Rose Geranium; Scented Geranium 10 2, 820
Pelargonium roseum Scented Geranium 5 6, 462
Peperomia pelucida Pepper elder; Yerba de la plata 2 7.599999904632568
Peperomia pereskiifolia Perejil 1 10
Pereskia aculeata Barbados Gooseberry; Grosela Americana 1 12.600000381469727
Perilla frutescens Perilla 17 979, 212