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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
Ribes rubrum Red Currant; White Currant 1 0
Ricinus communis Castorbean 1 7
Rubus idaeus Red Raspberry; Raspberry 1 0
Ruta graveolens Rue 1 0
Santalum album White Sandalwood 3 0
Sarracenia flava not available 1 0
Satureja montana Winter Savory; Savory 1 0
Scutellaria baicalensis Chinese Skullcap; Huang Qin; Baikal Skullcap 3 0
Sesamum indicum Sesame; Benneseed; Beni; Ajonjoli (Sp.); Sesamo (Sp.) 1 0
Solanum melongena Aubergine; Eggplant 1 0
Sorbus aucubaria Rowan Berry 1 37
Stillingia sylvatica Queen's-Delight; Stillingia; Queen's-Root; Yawroot 1 0
Strychnos nux-vomica Nux-Vomica; Stychnine 1 85, 660
Tamarindus indica Tamarind; Kilytree; Indian Tamarind 3 4, 800
Taxus baccata Common Yew 1 39
Tecoma stans Yellow Elder 1 80
Theobroma cacao Cacao 1 0
Thymus vulgaris Common Thyme; Garden Thyme; Thyme 1 9, 000
Trifolium pratense Red Clover; Purple Clover; Peavine Clover; Cowgrass 2 284
Trigonella foenum-graecum Fenugreek; Greek Clover; Greek Hay; Bockshornklee (Ger.); Alholva (Sp.) 1 0