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Evaluation of the molluscicidal properties of Myrtus communis L. ( Myrtaceae )
Author(s) -
Deruaz D.,
Reynaud J.,
Raynaud J.
Publication year - 1993
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/ptr.2650070609
Subject(s) - myrtus communis , biomphalaria glabrata , myrtaceae , molluscicide , biology , snail , flavonoid , botany , traditional medicine , schistosomiasis , ecology , zoology , essential oil , medicine , helminths , antioxidant , schistosoma mansoni , biochemistry
Crude water extract and a flavonoid fraction of Myrtus communis were found to possess molluscicidal activity against the aquatic snail Biomphalaria glabrata involved in the transmission of schistosomiasis.