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Biological Activity Rodenticide

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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
CALPURNINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
COUMARIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DICOUMAROL not available Martindale's 28th
DICRESOL LD50=825 cut rat Singleton, V.L. 1981. Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants: Phenolic Substances of Plant Origin Common in Foods. Advances in Food Research 27: 149-217.
HCN not available Martindale's 29th
L-HOMOARGININE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
M-CRESOL LD50=1,100 cut rat Duke, 1992 *
O-CRESOL LD 50=620 cut rat Duke, 1992 *
P-CRESOL LD50=1,100 cut rat Duke, 1992 *
PHENOL LD50=1,040 cut rat Duke, 1992 *
RESERPINE not available Martindale's 28th
SCILLIROSIDE 1-6 ppm Verbiscar, A., J. Patel, T. Banigan, and R. Schatz. 1986. Scilliroside and other scilla compounds in red squill. Jour. Agric. Food Chem. 34:977.
SCILLIROSIDIN 3-5 ppm scu mus Duke, 1992 *
STRYCHNINE not available Martindale's 28th
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Pinus elliottii Slash Pine 1 0
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine 1 0
Pogostemon cablin Patchouli 2 0
Portulaca oleracea Purslane; Verdolaga 1 0
Prunus africana Bitter Almond; Red Stinkwood 1 0
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 1 2, 920
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 4 0
Prunus domestica Plum 1 500
Prunus dulcis Almond 1 70, 000
Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Laurel 1 1, 540
Prunus persica Peach 1 0
Prunus serotina Black Cherry; Wild Cherry 1 11, 800
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Asparagus Pea; Goa Bean; Winged Bean 1 0
Psoralea corylifolia Babchi; Black Dot; Malaya Tea 1 0
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken; Bracken Fern 1 1, 120
Ptychopetalum olacoides Muira Puama 1 0
Rauvolfia serpentina Indian Snakeroot; Serpentine Wood 1 4, 000
Rauvolfia tetraphylla Four-Leaf Devilpepper; Pinque-Pinque 1 0
Rauvolfia vomitoria African Snakeroot 1 0
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 3 1.5