Open AccessJatropha curcas (Linn) leaf extract –a possible alternative for population control of Rhipicephalus(Boophilus) annulatus
Author(s) -
Sanis Juliet,
Reghu Ravindran,
Sunil Athalathil Ramankutty,
Ajith Kumar Karapparambu Gopalan,
Suresh Nair,
Amithamol K Kavillimakkil,
Amitabh Bandyopadhyay,
Ajay Kumar Singh Rawat,
Srikant Ghosh
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of tropical disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.208
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 2222-1808
DOI - 10.1016/s2222-1808(12)60051-6
Subject(s) - jatropha curcas , hatching , biology , population , fecundity , tick , horticulture , traditional medicine , botany , toxicology , veterinary medicine , medicine , zoology , ecology , environmental health
Objective: To study the effect of ethanolic extract of leaves of the plant Jatropha curcas as a\udstep towards developing a safe and ecofriendly therapeutic agent to combat the problems of\udtick and tick-borne diseases. Methods: Pulverised leaves of J. curcas were subjected to soxhlet\udextraction using ethanol. The ethanolic extract of J. curcas at different dilutions such as, 50,\ud60, 70, 80, 90 and 100 mg / ml were tested against ticks using adult immersion test. The per cent\udadult mortality, inhibition of fecundity and hatching of laid ova were studied. Results: The\udextract caused significant blocking of hatching of the laid ova by the treated ticks. Conclusions:\udEclosion blocking effect of J. curcas extract is a promising property of the plant that can be\udutilized for controlling the population of ticks