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Biological Activity Juvabional

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
JUVABIONE not available Duke, 1992 *
JUVADECENE not available Duke, 1992 *
JUVOCIMENE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
KALADOSTERONE not available Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
KAUR-16-EN-19-OIC-ACID not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
MAYSIN not available Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
MURIDOSTERONE not available Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
OSTHOL not available Duke, 1992 *
OSTHOLE not available Duke, 1992 *
OSTRUTHIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PLUMBAGIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
PODOPHYLLOTOXIN 1,200 ppm Duke, 1992 *
PONASTERONE-A not available Russell, G. B., Phytochemical resources for crop protection, N. Z. J. Technol., 2, 1986, 127-134.
PRECOCENE not available Duke, 1992 *
PTEROSTERONE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
QUERCETIN not available Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
RUTIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
SANDARACOPIMARIC-ACID not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
SESAMIN not available Duke, 1992 *
STERCULIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Piper auritum Cordoncillo; Hierba Santa; Hoja Santa 1 0
Piper betel Betel Pepper 1 17, 850
Piper nigrum Black Pepper; Pepper; White Pepper 3 0
Pistacia lentiscus Mastic; Chios Mastictree; Mastictree; Mastixbaum (Ger.); Lentisco (Sp.) 1 0
Plantago major Common Plantain 1 0
Pluchea carolinensis Pito sico; Santa maria 1 0
Plumeria acutifolia Frangipani 3 0
Podophyllum hexandrum Himalayan Mayapple 2 93, 000
Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple 2 62, 000
Podophyllum pleianthum Chinese Mayapple 2 0
Pogostemon cablin Patchouli 1 0
Polianthes tuberosa Tuberose 2 0
Polygonum aviculare Prostrate Knotweed 2 0
Polygonum hydropiper Common Smartweed 3 30, 000
Polygonum hydropiperoides Mild Water Pepper 1 0
Polypodium aureum Calaguala 2 0
Polypodium vulgare Common Polypody; Sweet Fern 1 0
Populus tacamahacca Balm Of Gilead 1 0
Prosopis juliflora Mesquite 1 0
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal; Heal-All 2 0