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Biological Activity Termitifuge

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
1,4-DIHYDROXY-2-METHYLANTHRAQUINONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
2'HYDROXYROHITUKIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ALOE-EMODIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BETA-METHYLANTHRAQUINONE 500 ppm Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
BRUCINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
CARYOPHYLLENE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
CHLOROPHORIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
CHRYSIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
CHRYSOPHANOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DEHYDRO-ALPHA-LAPACHONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
DEOXYLAPACHOL not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
DIMETHYLALLYLNAPTHOQUINONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
FERRUGINOL not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
GUAIOL not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
L-CITRONELLIC-ACID not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
LINALOOL not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
MANOOL not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
P-NAPTHAQUINONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
TECTOQUINONE 500 ppm Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Pycnanthemum californicum California Mountain Mint 1 144
Pycnanthemum clinopodioides Clinopod Mountain Mint 1 704
Pycnanthemum incanum Hoary Mountain Mint 1 0
Pycnanthemum loomisii Loomis' Mountain Mint 1 672
Pycnanthemum montanum Montane Mountain Mint 1 56
Pycnanthemum muticum Muticous Mountain Mint 1 300
Pycnanthemum pilosum Pilose Mountain Mint 1 700
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides Typical Mountain Mint 1 1, 102
Pycnanthemum setosum Setose Mountain Mint 1 1, 643
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Slenderleaf Mountain Mint 1 2, 460
Pycnanthemum torreyi Torrey's Mountain Mint 1 140
Pycnanthemum verticillatum Whorled Mountain Mint 1 315
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia Mountain Mint 1 1, 015
Ravensara aromatica Ravensara 1 702
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 2 0
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 2 5, 220
Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb 1 0
Ribes nigrum Black Currant 2 119, 041
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary 2 16, 990
Rubia cordifolia Madder 1 0