| Literature DB >> 16253435 |
Fernando A C de Mendonça1, K F S da Silva, K K dos Santos, K A L Ribeiro Júnior, A E G Sant'Ana.
Abstract
The insecticidal activities of extracts and oils of seventeen medicinal plants of Brazil have been determined using an Aedes aegypti larvicidal bioassay. Oils from Anacardium occidentalis, Copaifera langsdorffii, Carapa guianensis, Cymbopogon winterianus and Ageratum conyzoides showed high activities with LC50 values of 14.5, 41, 57, 98 and 148 microg/l, respectively. The most active ethanolic extract tested was that from the stem of Annona glabra which presented an LC50 value of 27 microg/l. The potential application of cashew nut oil, an industrial by-product with low commercial value, in the control of the vector of dengue and yellow fever, may be proposed.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID： 16253435 DOI： 10.1016/j.fitote.2005.06.013
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Fitoterapia ISSN： 0367-326X Impact factor: 2.882