Bioactivity Evaluation of Plant Extracts Used in Indigenous Medicine against the Snail, Biomphalaria glabrata, and the Larvae of Aedes aegypti
Joint Authors
Santos, Edilson Alves dos
Carvalho, Cenira M. de
Costa, Ana L. S.
Conceição, Adilva S.
Moura, Flávia de B. Prado
Santana, Antônio Euzébio Goulart
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-12-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This investigation examined the molluscicidal and larvicidal activity of eight plants that are used in the traditional medicine of the Pankararé indigenous people in the Raso da Catarina region, Bahia state, Brazil.
The tested plants were chosen based on the results of previous studies.
Only those plants that were used either as insect repellents or to treat intestinal parasitic infections were included in the study.
Crude extracts (CEs) of these plants were tested for their larvicidal activity (against Aedes aegypti larvae in the fourth instar) and molluscicidal activity (against the snail Biomphalaria glabrata).
The plant species Scoparia dulcis and Helicteres velutina exhibited the best larvicidal activities (LC50 83.426 mg/L and LC50 138.896 mg/L, resp.), and Poincianella pyramidalis, Chenopodium ambrosoides, and Mimosa tenuiflora presented the best molluscicidal activities (LC50 0.94 mg/L, LC50 13.51 mg/L, and LC50 20.22 mg/L, resp.).
As we used crude extracts as the tested materials, further study is warranted to isolate and purify the most active compounds.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Santos, Edilson Alves dos& Carvalho, Cenira M. de& Costa, Ana L. S.& Conceição, Adilva S.& Moura, Flávia de B. Prado& Santana, Antônio Euzébio Goulart. 2011. Bioactivity Evaluation of Plant Extracts Used in Indigenous Medicine against the Snail, Biomphalaria glabrata, and the Larvae of Aedes aegypti. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-992707
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Santos, Edilson Alves dos…[et al.]. Bioactivity Evaluation of Plant Extracts Used in Indigenous Medicine against the Snail, Biomphalaria glabrata, and the Larvae of Aedes aegypti. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-992707
American Medical Association (AMA)
Santos, Edilson Alves dos& Carvalho, Cenira M. de& Costa, Ana L. S.& Conceição, Adilva S.& Moura, Flávia de B. Prado& Santana, Antônio Euzébio Goulart. Bioactivity Evaluation of Plant Extracts Used in Indigenous Medicine against the Snail, Biomphalaria glabrata, and the Larvae of Aedes aegypti. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-992707
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-992707