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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Insectifuge

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List of Ethnobotany use
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Plant
Bambusa vulgaris ( Bambou, Bambou De Jardin, Bambu, Buloh gading, Buloh tutul (spotted bamboo), Jajang ampel )
Blumea lacera ( Kayu batu, Lumai hutan )
Carapa guianensis
Diospyros argentea ( Bedal-bedal lalat, Bedil lalat (Fly cracker) )
Lansium domesticum ( Duku, Kokosan, Langsak, Langsat, Langsek )
Ocimum basilicum ( Ai K'Ang, Albahaca, Basil, Basilic, Basilicon, Chahchabram, Chiu Ts'Eng T'A, Feslegen, Hsiang Ts'Ai, I Tzu Ts'Ao, Lo Le, Me-Boki, Raihan Al Malik, Raihana, Rainan, Selaseh, Selaseh hitam, Selaseh jantan, Selasih )
Pogostemon cablin ( Dilem singapur, Patchouly )
Polygonum hydropiper ( Daun senahun, Pimienta Acuatica, Pweve D'Ewe, Smartweed, Subiberi, Yanagi-Tade )
Vitex trifolia ( Ching T'Iao, Ching Tzu, Gatillier Trifolie, Hamago, Indian Wild Pepper, King Tsse, Legundi, Lenggudi, Lenggundi, Man Ching, Nichinda, Panj Angushte Abi, Sindhula, Surasa )
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.