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Biological Activity Insectifuge

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
RYANODINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
SALANNIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
SALICYLIC-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.
STACHYDRINE 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.
TECTOQUINONE not available 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 not available Duke, 1992 *
TERPINEOL not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
TERPINEOL-ACETATE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
TERPINYL-ACETATE not available 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 not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-BETA-FARNESENE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
TRITHIOLANIACINE not available Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
TURMERONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
TYRAMINE not available Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
UNDECYLENIC-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.
VERBENONE not available Duke, 1992 *
VITAMIN-B-1 75-150 mg/man/day Martindale's 28th
XANTHOPHYLL not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ZIZANAL 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
Prosopis glandulosa Mesquite; Honey Mesquite 3 0
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal; Heal-All 5 7, 310
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 11 830, 534
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 9 376, 352
Prunus domestica Plum 8 453, 275.90000009537
Prunus dulcis Almond 10 977, 387.5999999046
Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Laurel 3 22, 476
Prunus persica Peach 8 9, 077
Prunus salicifolia Capulin; Wild Cherry 1 2.5999999046325684
Prunus serotina Black Cherry; Wild Cherry 2 0
Prunus spinosa Blackthorn; Sloe 2 0
Psidium cattleianum Strawberry Guava 4 14, 946.899999976158
Psidium guajava Guava 15 469, 607
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Asparagus Pea; Goa Bean; Winged Bean 4 656, 565.5999994278
Psoralea corylifolia Babchi; Black Dot; Malaya Tea 3 0
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken; Bracken Fern 3 0
Ptychopetalum olacoides Muira Puama 12 507, 000
Pueraria montana Kudzu; Kudsu 3 0
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 6 32
Pycnanthemum albescens White Mountain Mint 5 34, 614