Tephrosia vogelii (Fish Poison Bean)

Traditional uses

Elsewhere

• Abortifacient
• Emetic
• Insecticide
• Piscicide
• Purgative
• Skin
• Sore
• Molluscicide
• Parasiticide

Tanzania

• Repellant(Insect)
• Piscicide

Sudan

• Piscicide

India

• Insecticide

Africa

• Insecticide
• Piscicide

Chemicals

Seed

• DEHYDRODEGUELIN
• ROTENOIDS — 9000 to 14000
• ROTENONE
• TEPHROSIN — 3000
• VOGELOSIDE
• DEGUELIN
• FAT — 109000 to 134000
• VOGELETIN
• PROTEIN — 430000

Root

• ROTENOIDS — 3000 to 4500

Leaf

• TEPHROSAL
• TEPHROSIN — 1500
• ROTENOIDS — 6500 to 42500

Stem

• ROTENOIDS — 4000 to 9000

Activities

1. Pesticide — 3 compounds; DEGUELIN, ROTENONE, TEPHROSIN
2. Piscicide — 3 compounds; DEGUELIN, ROTENONE, TEPHROSIN
3. Antifeedant — 2 compounds; ROTENONE, TEPHROSIN
4. Cytotoxic — 2 compounds; toxic activity; DEGUELIN, TEPHROSIN
5. Insecticide — 2 compounds; DEGUELIN, ROTENONE
6. Acaricide — 1 compounds; ROTENONE
7. Antitumor — 1 compounds; ROTENONE
8. Bruchicide — 1 compounds; ROTENONE
9. Bruchidoside — 1 compounds; DEGUELIN
10. Convulsant — 1 compounds; toxic activity; ROTENONE
11. Ectoparasiticide — 1 compounds; ROTENONE
12. Irritant — 1 compounds; toxic activity; DEGUELIN
13. Larvicide — 1 compounds; ROTENONE
14. Pediculicide — 1 compounds; ROTENONE
15. Pulicide — 1 compounds; ROTENONE
16. Scabicide — 1 compounds; ROTENONE

Toxic compounds

• DEGUELIN — Cytotoxic; Seed
• DEGUELIN — Irritant; Seed
• ROTENONE — Convulsant; Seed
• TEPHROSIN — Cytotoxic; Leaf
• TEPHROSIN — Cytotoxic; Seed