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Screening of mediterranean Rosaceae plants for their molluscicidal and piscicidal activities
Author(s) -
Bilia Anna Rita,
Nieri Elisa,
Braca Alessandra,
Morelli Ivano
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
phytotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.019
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1573
pISSN - 0951-418X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1573(200003)14:2<126::aid-ptr553>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - rosaceae , mediterranean climate , biology , pharmacognosy , botany , geography , traditional medicine , ecology , medicine , biological activity , biochemistry , in vitro
Extracts of increasing polarity of 13 plants belonging to Mediterranean Rosaceae were tested for possible lethal toxicity against Biomphalaria glabrata Say, a snail intermediate host of Schistosoma mansoni Sambon. Due to the search for compounds without toxicity in nontarget organisms, principally fish and humans, the piscicidal toxicity of the active extracts was also evaluated. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.