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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
Polygonum hydropiper Common Smartweed 1 0
Prosopis glandulosa Mesquite; Honey Mesquite 2 320
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal; Heal-All 2 8, 800
Prunus africana Bitter Almond; Red Stinkwood 2 57, 800
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 3 0
Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Laurel 1 10, 000
Prunus persica Peach 1 0
Prunus serotina Black Cherry; Wild Cherry 1 0
Psidium guajava Guava 2 0
Psoralea corylifolia Babchi; Black Dot; Malaya Tea 2 0
Ptychopetalum olacoides Muira Puama 1 0
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 2 84, 000
Pyrus communis Pear 1 0
Quisqualis indica Rangoon Creeper 1 0
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 1 0
Rhododendron dauricum Chinese Alpenrose 1 0
Rhododendron ferrugineum Rusty-Leaved Alpenrose 1 0
Rhododendron ponticum Pontic Alpenrose 1 0
Rosa woodsii Woods' Rose 1 65
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary 2 243, 540