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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
Senna alata Ringworm Bush 2 0
Senna alexandrina Alexandran senna; True Senna; Indian Senna 2 0
Senna occidentalis Coffee Senna 2 0
Skimmia arborescens Skimmia 1 0
Spartium junceum Genet; Spanish Broom; Weaver's Broom 1 0
Stevia rebaudiana Ca-A-E; Sweet Leaf of Paraguay; Stevia 2 585
Strychnos nux-vomica Nux-Vomica; Stychnine 1 150, 840
Syzygium aromaticum Clove; Clovetree 2 64, 642
Tabebuia heptaphylla Pau D'Arco 1 0
Tabebuia impetiginosa Pau d'arco; Taheebo 3 1, 180
Tagetes lucida Sweet-Mace; Sweet-Scent Marigold; Sweet-Scent Mexican Marigold; Anise Marigold 1 260
Tagetes minuta Wild Marigold; Aztec Marigold; Dwarf Marigold; Mexican Marigold; Muster John Henry; Stinking-Roger 1 31, 200
Tamarindus indica Tamarind; Kilytree; Indian Tamarind 1 3, 000
Tanacetum parthenium Feverfew 2 13, 000
Tanacetum vulgare Tansy 1 0
Tetraclinis articulata Arar Tree; Sandarac 1 0
Theobroma cacao Cacao 1 5
Thymus capitatus 'Sicilian' Thyme; Spanish Origanum; Spanish Thyme 1 1, 530
Thymus funkii Funk's Thyme 1 64
Thymus mastichina Spanish Marjoram 1 130