Insecticidal Components from the Essential Oil of Chinese Medicinal Herb, Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort

Essential oil of Chinese medicinal herb, Ligusticum chuanxiong dried rhizome was found to possess insecticidal activity against maize weevils, Sitophilus zeamais. The main components of L. chuanxiong essential oil were Z-3-butylidenephthalide (20.56%), Z-ligustilide (19.61%), 4-terpinenol (8.82%), 4...

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Main Authors: Sha Sha Chu, Guo Hua Jiang, Zhi Long Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:E-Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/163760
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