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Biological Activity Larvicide

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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 Dosage Reference
(5E)-OCIMENONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
2-FURALDEHYDE 1 ppm Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
3,5'-DIALLYL-2'-HYDROXY-4-METHOXYBIPHENYL-ETHER not available Duke, 1992 *
4,4'-DIALLYL-2,3'-DIHYDROXYBIPHENYL not available Duke, 1992 *
4,4'-DIALLYL-2,3'-DIHYDROXYBIPHENYL-ETHER not available Duke, 1992 *
4-BUTOXYMETHYLPHENOL not available Duke, 1992 *
6-GINGEROL LD90=62 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
6-SHOGAOL LD90=62 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ABSINTHIN not available Wright,C.W.(Ed)2002.Medicinal&Aromatic Plants-Industrial Profiles.Artemisia.344pp.Maffei,M.(Ed)2002.Vetiveria.The Genus Vetiveria.Taylor&Francis.NY,NY.191pp.Southwell,I.,Lowe,R.(Eds)1999.Tea Tree.The Genus Melaleuca.Harwood Acad.Pub.Amsterdam,Netherlands.
ALLICIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERTHIENYL not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-THUJONE not available Misra, L.N. and Singh, S.P. Alpha-Thujone, The Major Component Of The Essential Oil From Artemisia vulgaris Growing Wild In Nilgiri Hills. Journal of Natural Products, 49: 941, 1986.
ALVAXANTHONE not available Duke, 1992 *
ANNONACIN IC50=10 ppm Duke, 1992 *
ARISTOLOCHIC-ACID 1 ppm Berenbaum, M. R., The natives knew, Chemtech, (May), 1990, 275-279.
ASIMICIN LD100=1 ppm Duke, 1992 *
AZETIDINE-2-CARBOXYLIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BENZENE not available Duke, 1992 *
BERBERASTINE 9 ppm Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE 9 ppm Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Cistus ladaniferus Ambreine; Gum Cistus; Labdanum; Rockrose 2 6, 440
Citrus aurantiifolia Lime 2 270
Citrus aurantium Petitgrain; Bitter Orange 3 5, 596
Citrus limon Lemon 3 558, 070
Citrus paradisi Grapefruit 1 0
Citrus reticulata Mandarin; Tangerine 3 192, 238.60000000894
Citrus sinensis Orange 3 534.9900000616908
Cleonia lusitanica Spanish Heal-All 2 7
Cnicus benedictus Blessed Thistle 2 0
Coccinia grandis Ivy Gourd; Kundree; Tindora; Tindori; Pepasan; Little Gourd; Kanduri 1 0
Cocos nucifera Coconut; Coconut Palm; Copra; Nariyal; Kokospalme (Ger.); Cocotero (Sp.) 1 0
Coffea arabica Coffee 1 0
Coleus barbatus Forskohl's Coleus 1 7, 800
Collinsonia canadensis Stone Root 2 24
Commiphora myrrha Myrrh; African Myrrh; Herabol Myrrh; Somali Myrrh; Myrrhe (Fr., Ger.); Mirra (Sp. It.) 2 13, 800
Copaifera spp Copaiba 1 480, 600
Coptis chinensis Chinese Goldthread; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien 1 270, 000
Coptis japonica Huang-Lia; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien; Japanese Goldthread 1 280, 000
Coptis spp Generic Goldthread 2 90, 000
Coriandrum sativum Coriander; Chinese Parsley; Cilantro 4 4, 574, 934