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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
Trilisa odoratissima Carolina Vanilla; Deer's Tongue; Hound's Tongue; Vanilla Plant 1 64, 000
Urginea maritima European Squill 1 0
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 1 0
Vaccinium corymbosum Blueberry 2 0.05999999865889549
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 2 0.09299999813083559
Vanilla planifolia Vanilla; Bourbon Vanilla 3 12, 256
Vanilla tahitensis Tahiti Vanilla 1 0
Verbascum thapsus Mullein; Velvetplant; Flannelleaf; Flannelplant; Great Mullein 1 0
Vernonia cinerea Purple fleabane 1 0
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 1 0
Vinca minor Periwinkle; Running-Myrtle 1 0
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 1 0
Zea mays Corn 1 0
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 1 9, 000