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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
POLYGODIAL not available Duke, 1992 *
PONGAMOL not available Duke, 1992 *
ROTENONE not available Duke, 1992 *
SACCALUTAL 0.4 ppm Duke, 1992 *
SESAMIN not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
SIMPLEXIN not available Duke, 1992 *
TENULIN not available Duke, 1992 *
TEPHROSIN not available Merck 11th Edition
THAPSIGARGICIN not available Duke, 1992 *
THAPSIGARGIN not available Duke, 1992 *
URSOLIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
WARBURGANAL not available Duke, 1992 *
XANTHOTOXIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 1 0
Achyranthes aspera Chaff Flower 1 0
Achyranthes bidentata Chaff Flower 1 0
Agastache rugosa not available 2 10
Agave americana Century Plant; Maguey 1 10, 000
Agave sisalana Mescal; Sisal; Hemp Plant; Sisal Agave; Sisal Hemp 1 0
Ageratum conyzoides Mexican ageratum 1 1, 040
Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony; Sticklewort 1 12, 000
Akebia quinata Chocolate Vine 1 0
Albizia lebbeck East Indian Walnut; Siris Tree; Frywood; Koko; Lebbek; Lebbek Tree; Women's-Tongue Tree 1 0
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 1 0
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 1 0
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 1 0
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 1 0
Ammi majus Bishop's Weed 5 31, 101
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 3 0
Anamirta cocculus Levant Berry 1 50, 000
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 3 0
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 4 309, 378
Angelica dahurica Bai Zhi 2 0