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Biological Activity Parasiticide

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
ALPHA-TOMATINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ARTEMETIN IC50=26 uM Duke, 1992 *
CASTICIN IC50=24 uM Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOSPLENETIN IC50=23 uM Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOSPLENOL-D IC50=32 uM Duke, 1992 *
CIRSILINEOL IC50=36 uM Duke, 1992 *
CRESOL not available Duke, 1992 *
EUPATORIN IC50=65 uM Duke, 1992 *
M-CRESOL not available Duke, 1992 *
P-CRESOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
PINGUINAIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPERINE not available Sabinsa: A series of well documented proprietary PR booklets,
e.g.Sabinsa Corps. 1998. Bronchial Asthma - Its etiology and control with traditional herbal extracts. Sabinsa Corporation. Piscataway, NJ. 49 pp.
RUMICIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SULFUR not available Martindale's 29th
VERATRINE not available Martindale's 28th
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abelmoschus esculentus Okra 1 1, 400
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 1 0
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 1 0
Allium ampeloprasum Elephant Garlic; Kurrat 1 1, 400
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 1 8, 150
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 1 10, 570
Alocasia macrorrhiza Giant Taro 1 400
Aloysia citrodora Lemon Verbena 1 0
Amorphophallus campanulatus Elephant-Foot Yam 1 530
Anacardium occidentale Cashew 1 4, 800
Ananas comosus Pineapple 1 200
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 2 22, 407.20000076294
Annona muricata Soursop 1 2, 700
Apium graveolens Celery 1 1, 000
Arachis hypogaea Groundnut; Peanut 1 4, 200
Armoracia rusticana Horseradish 1 10, 000
Artemisia absinthium Wormwood 1 60
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 6 20, 775
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 3 0
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 2 0