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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
Illicium verum Star Anise; Chinese Star Anise; Chinesischer Sternanis (Ger.); Sternanis (Ger.); anis de China (Sp.); anis estrellado (Sp.) 1 21, 600
Iris x germanica Orris 1 0
Isanthus brachiatus False Pennyroyal 1 30
Jatropha curcas Physic Nut; Purging Nut 1 0
Juniperus communis Common Juniper; Juniper 2 240
Kalanchoe pinnata Air Plant; Siempre Viva 1 0
Lactuca scariola Prickly Lettuce 1 0
Lactuca virosa Bitter Lettuce 1 0
Lantana camara Lantana; Wild Sage 1 3, 200
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 1 0
Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender 1 0
Lavandula latifolia Aspic; Broad-Leaved Lavender; Spike Lavender 1 573
Lavandula x intermedia Dutch Lavender; Lavandin 1 880
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 1 200
Lepechinia calycina Epling's Lepechinia 1 285
Lepechinia schiediana Schiede's Lepechinia 1 200
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet; Ligustri Fructus 1 0
Lippia javanica Lemon Bush; Umsuzwane (Zulu) 1 0
Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato 1 0
Lycopus europeus European Bugle 1 125