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

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ALPHA-TERPINEOL > Deet *
LINALOOL > Deet *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Teucrium salviastrum 1 0.20999999344348907
Teucrium scorodonia Germander; Wood Germander 1 1.059999942779541
Theobroma cacao Cacao 1 5
Thymus broussonettii Moroccan Thyme 1 70
Thymus capitatus 'Sicilian' Thyme; Spanish Origanum; Spanish Thyme 1 189
Thymus cilicicus 'Anatolian' Thyme 1 535
Thymus funkii Funk's Thyme 2 414
Thymus mastichina Spanish Marjoram 1 800
Thymus riatarum 'Moroccan' Thyme 1 25
Thymus saturejoides Moroccan Savory Thyme 1 40
Thymus vulgaris Common Thyme; Garden Thyme; Thyme 2 200, 160
Thymus x citriodorus Funk's thyme; Lemon Thyme 1 440
Thymus zygis 'Portuguese' Thyme 1 339
Trifolium pratense Red Clover; Purple Clover; Peavine Clover; Cowgrass 1 280
Umbellularia californica California Bay 1 960
Vaccinium corymbosum Blueberry 1 0.029999999329447746
Vaccinium macrocarpon Cranberry; Large Cranberry; American Cranberry 1 0
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 2 0.056999999564141035
Valeriana officinalis Valerian; Common Valerian; Garden-Heliotrope 1 239, 070
Vetiveria zizanioides Cus-Cus; Vetiver; Cuscus Grass 2 540