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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
BETA-AMYRIN not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-ASARONE 16 ppm Hostettmann, K., Marston, A., Maillard, M. and Hamburger, M., eds.
1995. Phytochemistry of Plants Used in Traditional Medicine. (Proc. Phytochem. Soc. Eur. 37) Oxford Science Publications. New York. 408 pp.
BETA-PELTATIN-A-METHYL-ETHER not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
BULLATACIN ED80=10 ppm Duke, 1992 *
CARYOPHYLLENE not available Duke, 1992 *
CARYOPHYLLENE-EPOXIDE IC60=5 mM 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.
CUMINALDEHYDE not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
DESOXYPODOPHYLLOTOXIN not available Duke, 1992 *
DI-N-PROPYL-DISULFIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
DIALLYL-DISULFIDE not available Martindale's 28th
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.
DIBENZOFURAN not available Duke, 1992 *
ELEMICIN 100 ppm Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL not available Duke, 1992 *
GENTIOPICRIN 1,300-2,00 mg/man Duke, 1992 *
GOSSYPOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GRANDIFLORIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
HALLACTONE-A not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HALLACTONE-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.
HYMENOLIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abelmoschus esculentus Okra 1 70
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 3 0
Acacia leucophloea Pilang Bast 1 0
Acacia nilotica Babul 1 0
Acacia senegal Gum Arabic; Gum Arabic Tree; Kher; Senegal Gum; Sudan Gum Arabic 1 0
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 7 8, 912
Acinos alpinus Te de Sierra Nevada 1 2
Acinos suaveolens not available 3 15, 415
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 5 521, 700
Adonis vernalis Spring Adonis 1 0
Aegle marmelos Bael de India; Bael fruit 1 600
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut 1 0
Aframomum melegueta Alligator Pepper; Grains-of-Paradise; Guinea Grains; Melegueta Pepper; Malagettapfeffer (Ger.); Malagueta (Sp.) 1 0
Agastache foeniculum Giant Hyssop 1 100
Agastache nepetoides not available 1 184, 100
Agastache pallidiflora not available 1 0
Agastache rugosa not available 3 0
Agastache urticifolia Nettle-Leaf Giant Hyssop 1 546
Agathosma betulina Buchu; Honey Buchu; Mountain Buchu 2 0
Ageratum conyzoides Mexican ageratum 1 800