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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Mosquitocide

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
BETA-AMYRIN *
CARYOPHYLLENE *
TRANS-ASARONE 200 ug/ml *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
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 1 320
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut 1 0
Agastache foeniculum Giant Hyssop 1 100
Agastache nepetoides 1 184, 100
Agastache rugosa 1 0
Albizia lebbeck East Indian Walnut; Siris Tree; Frywood; Koko; Lebbek; Lebbek Tree; Women's-Tongue Tree 1 0
Aloysia citrodora Lemon Verbena 1 266
Amomum compactum Round Cardamom; Chester Cardamom; Siam Cardamom; Java Cardamom 1 0
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 1 60
Apium graveolens Celery 1 1, 700
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 2 0
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry; Uva Ursi 1 0
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 1 0
Artemisia pallens Davana 1 0
Asclepias syriaca Milkweed 1 0
Avena sativa Oats 1 0
Ballota nigra Black Horehound 1 35