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Chemical ROTENONE

Chemical ID
ROTENONE
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=132 (orl rat) Merck 11th Edition
LD50=2.8 (ipr mus)
LD=0.5mg/kg (ivn dog)
LD=300mg/kg (orl dog)
LDlo=400mg/kg
List of chemical activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Dosage Reference
Acaricide not available Merck 11th Edition
Antifeedant not available Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (ED50=0.01-0.3ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Bruchicide not available Duke, 1992 *
Convulsant not available Duke, 1992 *
Ectoparasiticide not available Merck 11th Edition
Insecticide not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Larvicide not available Martindale's 29th
Pediculicide not available Martindale's 29th
Pesticide not available Duke, 1992 *
Piscicide not available Duke, 1992 *
Pulicide not available Martindale's 29th
Scabicide not available Duke, 1992 *
List of chemical plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Pachyrhizus erosus Seed 1000.0 10000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Piscidia piscipula Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Tephrosia candida Root Bark not available 3500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Tephrosia purpurea Root not available 7000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Tephrosia virginiana Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Tephrosia vogelii Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Verbascum thapsus Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *