Preliminary study of the molluscicidal and larvicidal properties of some essential oils and phytochemicals from medicinal plants

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Lima, Edeltrudes de O.¹  Diniz, Margareth de F. F. M.¹  Leite, Aristides M.¹  Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brasil¹  Leite, Sônia Pereira¹  Souza, Evandro L. de¹  Xavier, Aline L.¹  Medeiros, Isac A. de¹  Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brasil¹ 

关键词: Essential oils;    phytochemicals;    Artemia salina;    Aedes aegypti;    toxicity.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-695X2009000600008

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia

【 摘 要 】

This study aimed to evaluate the molluscicidal and larvicidal activity of some essential oils and phytochemicals from medicinal plants. Molluscicide and larvicidal activity were determined by, respectively, the lethality bioassays using Artemia salina Leach. Artemiidae and Aedes aegypti L. Culicidae larvae. Essential oils from Eugenia uniflora L. Myrtaceae, Laurus nobilis L. Lauraceae, Origanum vulgare L. Lamiaceae and the phytochemicals α-pinene and eugenol presented citotoxicity toward Artemia salina with CL50 values between 9.59 and 253.43 μL/mL. Essential oils from E. uniflora, M. piperita, O. vulgare and R. officinalis showed embryotoxicity on Aedes aegypti larvae with a viability inhibition between 40 and 100%. These results show the bioactivity of the assayed essential oils and phytochemicals and, partially, justify their insertion in further evaluation in order to establish a safe exploitation of their biological potentiality.

【 授权许可】

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