| Autor: |
Innocent, Ester, Joseph, Cosam C, Gikonyo, Nicholus K, Moshi, Mainen J, Nkunya, Mayunga H H, Hassanali, Ahmed |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2008 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, Vol 45, Iss 3, Pp 240-244 (2008) |
| ISSN: |
0972-9062 |
| Popis: |
Background & objectives: Lantana viburnoides sp viburnoides var kisi is used in Tanzania ethnobotanically to repel mosquitoes as well as in traditional medicine for stomach ache relief. Bioassay-guided fractionation and subtraction bioassays of the dichloromethane extract of the root barks were carried out in order to identify the bioactive components for controlling Anopheles gambiae s.s. mosquito larvae. Methods: Twenty late III or early IV instar larvae of An. gambiae s.s. were exposed to various concentrations of the plant extracts, fractions, blends and pure compounds, and were assayed in the laboratory by using the protocol of WHO 1996. Mean mortalities were compared using Dunnett’s test (p |
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OpenAIRE |
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