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Biological Activity Piscicide

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
HERITOL not available Duke, 1992 *
HERITONIN not available Duke, 1992 *
HURATOXIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ICHTHYOTHEROL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
IMPERATORIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ISOPIMPINELLIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
JUSTICIDIN not available Merck 11th Edition
JUSTICIDIN-A <1 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
JUSTICIDINE-B 1 ppm Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
LANCAMACRONE 1 ppm ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
LEPTODERMIN not available Duke, 1992 *
MACLUROXANTHONE not available Duke, 1992 *
N-ACETYLANONAINE 300 uM Duke, 1992 *
NEOHERCULIN not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEANOLIC-ACID not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
P-ANISALDEHYDE not available Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
PHYLLANTHIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PICEATANNOL not available Duke, 1992 *
PICROTOXIN not available Merck 11th Edition
PODOPHYLLOTOXIN 1-20 ppm Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Lavandula latifolia Aspic; Broad-Leaved Lavender; Spike Lavender 3 71, 766
Lavandula x intermedia Dutch Lavender; Lavandin 1 0
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 2 0
Levisticum officinale Lovage 3 13
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet; Ligustri Fructus 2 0
Ligustrum lucidum Chinese Privet; Glossy Privet; Ligustri Fructus; Privet; White Waxtree 2 402, 001.5000000596
Limonia acidissima Elephant Apple; Manzana De Elefante; Wood-Apple 3 300
Liquidambar orientalis Oriental Storax; Oriental Styrax 1 0
Liquidambar styraciflua American Styrax; Sweetgum 1 0
Luffa aegyptiaca Luffa; Smooth Loofah; Vegetable Sponge 1 0
Lycopus europeus European Bugle 2 1, 200
Maclura pomifera Osage-Orange; Hedge Apple 1 28, 400
Malus domestica Apple 1 0
Marrubium vulgare Horehound; White Horehound 1 4, 400
Matricaria recutita Annual Camomile; German Camomile; Wild Camomile 1 0
Melaleuca leucadendra Cajeput 2 0
Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweetclover 2 7, 400
Melissa officinalis Balm; Lemonbalm; Melissa; Bee Balm 2 0
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 2 0
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 1 0.20000000298023224