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Biological Activity Insectiphile

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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
ALLYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
ALPHA-PINENE not available J. Stored. Prod. Res., 22:141, 1986.
BETA-ASARONE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CARLINOSIDE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CATALPOSIDE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CIS-HEX-3-EN-1-OL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CUCURBITACIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
CUCURBITACIN-B not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CUCURBITACIN-D not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CUCURBITACIN-E not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DIALLYL-TRISULFIDE not available LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
DIMETHYL-THIOSULFINATE not available Duke, 1992 *
DIPROPYL-DISULFIDE not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
DIPROPYL-THIOSULFINATE not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
ERUCIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GERANIOL not available Merck 11th Edition
GERANYL-ACETATE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GERANYL-LINALOL not available Duke, 1992 *
GERANYL-LINALOOL not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Crataegus pentagyna Hawthorn 1 0
Crataegus rhipidophylla Hawthorn 2 0
Crocus sativus Saffron 2 0
Croton eluteria Cascarilla 1 0
Croton lechleri Sangre de Drago; Sangre de Grado; Sangre de Dragon; Dragons Blood 1 0
Cucumis melo Cantaloupe; Melon; Muskmelon; Netted Melon; Persian Melon; Nutmeg Melon 3 0
Cucumis sativus Cucumber 3 0
Cucurbita foetidissima Buffalo Gourd 3 0
Cucurbita pepo Pumpkin 1 0
Cuminum cyminum Cumin 2 12, 180
Cunila origanoides Mountain Dittany; Frost Flower; Frost Mint; Maryland Dittany; American Dittany; Stone Mint; Dittany 1 5, 684
Curcuma longa Turmeric; Indian Saffron 2 32, 620
Curcuma xanthorrhiza Javan Turmeric; Temu Lawak 1 0
Curcuma zedoaria Shoti; Zedoary 1 0
Cymbopogon citratus West Indian Lemongrass; Lemongrass 4 72
Cymbopogon flexuosus East Indian Lemongrass 1 2, 500
Cymbopogon martinii Palmarosa; Rosha Grass 2 9, 500
Cymbopogon nardus Ceylon Citronella; Citronella 4 11, 904
Cymbopogon parkeri Skhabar 2 9, 063
Cymbopogon winterianus Java Citronella; Mahapengiri 3 7, 412