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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 Sort descending Dosage Reference
GUAIACOL not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
HELENALIN not available Duke, 1992 *
IPSDIENONE not available Van Wyk, B. E. and Gericke, N. 2000. People's Plants. Briza Publications, Arcadia, South Africa. 351 pp.
ISOALANTOLACTONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ISOBORNEOL not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOBORNYL-ACETATE not available Duke, 1992 *
KHUSIMONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
L-DODECENE not available Duke, 1992 *
L-DOPA not available Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
LAPACHANONE not available Duke, 1992 *
LAPACHOL not available Duke, 1992 *
LASIDIOL-ANGELATE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
LIMONENE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
LINALOOL not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
LINOFOLIN-A not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
LINOLEIC-ACID not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
LINOLENIC-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.
MANDELIC-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.
MELIANTRIOL not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
MELIATIN not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 6 1, 974, 064
Olea europaea Olive 4 354, 400
Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow; Restharrow; Hauhechel (Ger.) 3 0
Opopanax chironium Hercules All Heal; Opopanax 1 0
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 4 3, 886, 425.599999815
Origanum creticum Dittany Of Crete 2 0
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 23 5, 529, 614
Origanum minutiflorum Small-Flowered Oregano 16 24, 859
Origanum onites Oregano; Pot Marjoram 25 102, 910.60000000894
Origanum sipyleum Bayircayi; Guveyoto 16 85, 626.60000000894
Origanum syriacum Za'Atar 15 91, 800.20000000298
Origanum vulgare Greek Oregano; Wild Oregano; Common Turkish Oregano 31 18, 734, 265.60000001
Oryza sativa Rice 6 19, 983.900000095367
Oxalis tuberosa Oca; Papa Roja; Quiba 1 9.299999713897705
Pachira aquatica Provision Tree 2 313, 200
Pachira macrocarpa Large-Fruited Provision Tree 1 0.30000001192092896
Pachyrhizus erosus Yambean 4 3.700000047683716
Paeonia lactiflora Chih-Shao; Peony; Common Garden Peony; White Peony; Bai Shao (Chinese) 2 55, 000
Paeonia moutan Moutan; Tree Peony 1 0
Paeonia officinalis Double Peony 1 0