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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
RYANODINE Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
SALANNIN Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
SALICYLIC-ACID 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.
STACHYDRINE 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.
TECTOQUINONE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
TERPINEN-4-OL *
TERPINEOL Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
TERPINEOL-ACETATE Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
TERPINYL-ACETATE Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
THIAMIN 75-150 mg/man/day Martindale's 28th
THYMOL *
TRANS-BETA-FARNESENE Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
TRITHIOLANIACINE Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
TURMERONE Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
TYRAMINE Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
UNDECYLENIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 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.
VERBENONE *
VITAMIN-B-1 75-150 mg/man/day Martindale's 28th
XANTHOPHYLL Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ZIZANAL Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
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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