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Biological Activity Molluscicide

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
FERRUBIETOLIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
GINGEROL 5 ppm Duke, 1992 *
GINKGOIC-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.
GLAUCOLIDE-B not available Duke, 1992 *
GYPSOGENIN-3-O-RHAMNOSYLGLUCURONIDE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HEDERAGENIN 7.5-25 ppm 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.
HEDERAGENIN-3-O-ARABINOSIDE LD100=3 mg/l Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HEDERAGENIN-GLYCOSIDE 7.5-25 ppm 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.
HELENALIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HELIETTIN not available Duke, 1992 *
HYPERCALIN-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.
IMBERBIC-ACID 20 ppm Duke, 1992 *
IMPERATORIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOPIMPINELLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOTENULIN not available Duke, 1992 *
LEMMATOXIN LD90=1.5 mg/L Duke, 1992 *
LENTICELLARINE 75 ppm Duke, 1992 *
LUPANINE not available Duke, 1992 *
MEDICAGENIC-ACID 7.5-25 ppm 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.
MUKAADIAL 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
Ficus carica Fig; Figuier Commun (Fr.); Echte Feige (Ger.); Feigenbaum (Ger.); Fico (Ital.); Figueira (Port.); Higo (Sp.); Higuera Comun (Sp.) 2 87, 360
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel 5 900, 008
Fragaria spp Strawberry 1 0
Genista tinctoria Dyer's Broom 2 0
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree 5 0
Glaucium flavum Horned Poppy 3 0
Glehnia littoralis Bei Sha Shen 3 0
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 3 0
Hedera helix Ivy 1 0
Heracleum laciniatum Laciniate Cow-parsnip 2 1, 275
Heracleum sphondylium Cow Parsnip; Hogweed; Meadow Parsnip 1 0
Houttuynia cordata Fishwort; Dokudami; Yu Xing Cao 1 0
Humulus lupulus Hops 1 0
Hyptis suaveolens Wild Hops 1 8
Hyssopus officinalis Hyssop 1 3
Inula helenium Elecampane 1 0
Jateorhiza palmata Calumba Root 1 0
Juglans nigra Black Walnut 1 14, 000
Laburnum anagyroides Golden Chain Tree 1 0
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 1 0