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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
Uncaria tomentosa Cat's Claw; Garabato Amarillo; Una de Gato 2 450
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 3 70
Vaccinium corymbosum Blueberry 2 0
Vaccinium macrocarpon Cranberry; Large Cranberry; American Cranberry 2 0
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 2 7, 500
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Cowberry; Lingen; Lingonberry 1 22, 500
Vanilla planifolia Vanilla; Bourbon Vanilla 1 12, 200
Verbascum thapsus Mullein; Velvetplant; Flannelleaf; Flannelplant; Great Mullein 3 0
Verbena officinalis Vervain 1 0
Viburnum opulus Crampbark; European Cranberry Bush; Guelder Rose; Snowballbush 1 0
Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw 2 0
Vinca minor Periwinkle; Running-Myrtle 1 100, 800
Viscum album European Mistletoe 1 0
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 3 0
Warburgia ugandensis Warburghia 2 0
Zanthoxylum americanum Northern Prickly Ash 2 44
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Pepperbark; Southern Prickly Ash; Hercules'-Club; West Indian Yellowwood 4 0
Zea mays Corn 3 0
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 3 9, 000