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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
Mentha x rotundifolia Applemint 2 0
Monarda didyma Beebalm; Oswego Tea 1 0
Morinda citrifolia Indian Mulberry; Noni 1 0
Morus alba Sang-Pai-Pi; White Mulberry 1 0
Murraya koenigii Curry Leaf Tree; Curry Leaf; Indian Curry Tree 2 57
Myristica fragrans Mace; Nutmeg; Muskatnussbaum (Ger.); nogal moscado (Sp.); nuez moscada (Sp.) 1 0
Myroxylon balsamum Peru Balsam; Tolu Balsam 2 8, 000
Nepeta cataria Catnip 1 10, 300
Nerium oleander Oleander 2 43, 000
Ocimum basilicum Basil; Sweet Basil; Cuban Basil 2 16, 944
Ocimum canum Hoary Basil 1 0
Ocimum suave Kenyan Tree Basil 1 0
Ocimum tenuiflorum Anise-Scented Basil 2 7, 090
Olea europaea Olive 1 0
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 2 13, 600
Origanum vulgare Common Turkish Oregano; Wild Oregano; Oregano; Pot Marjoram; Wild Marjoram; European Oregano 2 18, 600
Pachyrhizus erosus Yambean 1 10, 000
Panax ginseng Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng 1 2, 800
Panax japonicus Japanese Ginseng 1 0
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng; Ginseng 1 2, 000