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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
Centaurium erythraea Centaury 1 0
Chenopodium album Lambsquarter 3 0
Chenopodium quinoa not available 1 0
Chimaphila umbellata King's Cure; Pipsissewa 2 0
Chrysanthemum x morifolium Chrysanthemum; Florist's Chrysanthemum; Mum; Ju Hua (Pinyin) 1 0
Cichorium intybus Chicory; Witloof; Succory 1 0
Cinnamomum aromaticum Cassia; Cassia Bark; Cassia Lignea; Chinese Cassia; Chinese Cinnamon; China Junk Cassia; Saigon Cinnamon; Zimtcassie (Ger.); Canela de la China (Sp.); Canelero chino (Sp.); Chinazimt (Ger.); Chinesischer Zimtbaum (Ger.); Kashia-Keihi (Jap.); Canelle de Cochinchine (Fr.); Cannelier Casse (Fr.); Cannelier de Chine (Fr.) 1 0
Cinnamomum verum Cinnamon; Ceylon Cinnamon 1 0
Citrullus colocynthis Colocynth 1 0
Citrus aurantiifolia Lime 3 0
Citrus aurantium Petitgrain; Bitter Orange 2 0
Citrus limon Lemon 3 10
Citrus meyerii Meyer lemon 1 0
Citrus sinensis Orange 1 0
Cnicus benedictus Blessed Thistle 2 0
Coriandrum sativum Coriander; Chinese Parsley; Cilantro 2 0
Cornus florida American Dogwood 1 0
Cornus mas Cornelian Cherry; Sorbet 1 0
Cornus officinalis Chinese Dogwood 2 0
Crataegus cuneata Hawthorn 1 0