Effect of some environmental conditions on the molluscicidal activity of yucca filamentosa “marginata” and cestrum purpureum

Theodor Bilharz Research Institute

Bibliographic Information

Authors: Hamed M.; El-Amin S.; Abdel-Fattah A.S.

Journal: Pharmacologyonline

Publisher: SILAE (Italo-Latin American Society of Ethnomedicine)

Publication Date: 2015

Volume / Issue: Volume 2

Pages: 142–147

ISSN: 18278620

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Document Type: Article


Authors and Affiliations

Hamed M., Medicinal Chemistry Department, Theodor BilharzResearch Institute, Giza, Egypt; El-Amin S., Medicinal Chemistry Department, Theodor BilharzResearch Institute, Giza, Egypt; Abdel-Fattah A.S., Organic Chemistry department, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt


Abstract

The molluscicidal activities for the dry powder of Yucca filamentosa "marginata" and Cestrum purpureum were evaluated under certain environmental factors (eg. mud, sun, pH, storage and temperature) throughout one week exposure to Biomphalaria alexandrina snails the intermediate host of Schistosoma mansoni. Both of the two plants showed effective molluscicidal activity against the snails under different conditions. The molluscicidal activity of different solvent extracts, e.g. methanol, ethyl acetate, acetone, petroleum ether, benzene, and ether of the two plants against B. alexandrina snails were tested; the most active one was methanol extract after exposure period 24 hours with LC90 values for Y. filamentosa "marginata" and C. purpureum of 85 ppm and 78 ppm respectively. © 2015, SILAE (Italo-Latin American Society of Ethnomedicine). All rights reserved.


Keywords

Cestrum purpureum; Environmental factors; Extracts; Molluscicides; Yucca filamentosa "marginata"; acetic acid ethyl ester; acetone; benzene; Cestrum purpureum extract; methanol; molluscacide; petroleum ether; plant extract; unclassified drug; Yucca filamentosa extract; Article; Biomphalaria alexandrina; Cestrum; concentration response; controlled study; dry powder; environmental factor; environmental temperature; LC90; molluscicidal activity; mud; nonhuman; pest control; pH; plant leaf; Schistosoma mansoni; schistosomiasis; soil; solvent extraction; storage; sun exposure; vector control; yucca; Yucca filamentosa


Citation Information

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