Toxicity of certain Sudanese plant extracts to cercariae and miracidia of Schistosoma mansoni

Toxicity of certain Sudanese plant extracts to cercariae and miracidia of Schistosoma mansoni

Abstract Forty-six plant extracts were tested for their toxic activity against cercariae and miracidia of Schistosoma mansoni. Thirty-five of these plant extracts showed miracidicidal and cercaricidal activity at a concentration of 10,000 ppm; 5 were toxic at 50-100 ppm concentration. These were Phy...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of crude drug research 1990, Vol.28 (4), p.241-245
Hauptverfasser: Elsheikh, S.H, Bashir, A.K, Suliman, S.M, El Wassila, M
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acacia nilotica
cercariae
cercaricidal properties
Hibiscus sabdariffa
miracicidal properties
miracidia
molluscicidal plants
pest control
Phytolacca dodecandra
plant extracts
Schistosoma mansoni
snails
tacca leontopetaloides
Tamarindus indica
toxicity
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Forty-six plant extracts were tested for their toxic activity against cercariae and miracidia of Schistosoma mansoni. Thirty-five of these plant extracts showed miracidicidal and cercaricidal activity at a concentration of 10,000 ppm; 5 were toxic at 50-100 ppm concentration. These were Phytolacca dodecandra, Tamarindus indica, Acacia nilolica, Hibiscus sabdariffa and Tacca leontopetaloides
ISSN:0167-7314
1388-0209
1744-5116
DOI:10.3109/13880209009082825