Traditional herbal remedies and dietary spices from Cameroon as novel sources of larvicides against filariasis mosquitoes?
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-016-5254-4" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-016-5254-4</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-016-5254-4" target="_blank" >10.1007/s00436-016-5254-4</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Traditional herbal remedies and dietary spices from Cameroon as novel sources of larvicides against filariasis mosquitoes?
Original language description
In Cameroon, many dietary spices are used by traditional healers to cure several diseases such as cancer and microbial infections. Aframomum daniellii, Dichrostachys cinerea and Echinops giganteus are Cameroonian spices widely used as flavourings and as food additives. Moreover, they are traditionally herbal remedies employed to treat several diseases, as well as to control populations of insect pests. In this research, we analysed the chemical composition of A. daniellii, D. cinerea and E. giganteus essential oils and we evaluated their larvicidal potential against larvae of the filariasis and West Nile virus vector Culex quinquefasciatus. The essential oils were obtained from different plant parts by hydrodistillation and their composition was analysed by GC-MS. The three spices exhibited different volatile chemical profiles, being characterized by 1,8-cineole, sabinene and ß-pinene (A. daniellii), geraniol and terpinen-4-ol (D. cinerea), and silphiperfol-6-ene and presilphiperfolan-8-ol (E. giganteus). Results showed that the highest larvicidal toxicity on Cx. quinquefasciatus was exerted by D. cinerea essential oil (LC50?=?39.1 µL L-1), followed by A. daniellii (pericarp essential oil: LC50?=?65.5 µL L-1; leaves: LC50?=?65.5µL L-1; seeds: LC50?=?106.5µL L-1) and E. giganteus (LC50?=?227.4 µL L-1). Overall, the chance to use the D. cinerea essential oil against Cx. quinquefasciatus young instars seems promising, since it is effective at moderate doses and could be an advantageous alternative to build newer mosquito control tools.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
GF - Diseases, pests, weeds and plant protection
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/TA04020103" target="_blank" >TA04020103: The development of new, environmentally friendly preparations for plant protection</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2016
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Parasitology Research
ISSN
0932-0113
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
115
Issue of the periodical within the volume
12
Country of publishing house
DE - GERMANY
Number of pages
10
Pages from-to
4617-4626
UT code for WoS article
000388191400019
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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