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Toxicity and therapeutic applications of citrus essential oils (CEOs): a review

International Journal of Food Properties, 2023
Citrus essential oil (CEO) is obtained from the fruit of Genus Citrus, a flowering plant shrub in the family of the Rutaceae (Eremocitrus or Microcitrus) and extensively used in food, chemical industry, and traditional medicinal treatment owing to its ...
Augustine S. Brah, Francis A. Armah, Collins Obuah, Samuel A. Akwetey, Christian K. Adokoh   +4 more
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Towards further understanding the applications of endophytes: enriched source of bioactive compounds and bio factories for nanoparticles

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023
The most significant issues that humans face today include a growing population, an altering climate, an growing reliance on pesticides, the appearance of novel infectious agents, and an accumulation of industrial waste.
Nisha Choudhary, Naveen Dhingra, Amel Gacem, Virendra Kumar Yadav, Virendra Kumar Yadav, Rakesh Kumar Verma, Mahima Choudhary, Uma Bhardwaj, Rajendra Singh Chundawat, Mohammed S. Alqahtani, Mohammed S. Alqahtani, Rajarshi Kumar Gaur, Lienda Bashier Eltayeb, Waleed Al Abdulmonem, Byong-Hun Jeon   +14 more
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Larvicidal activity of crude extracts from Larrea cuneifolia (Zygophyllaceae) and of its metabolite nordihydroguaiaretic acid against the vector Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2013
INTRODUCTION: The aim of the present study was to analyze the larvicidal activity of different crude extracts of Larrea cuneifolia and its most abundant lignan, nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA), against Culex quinquefasciatus ...
Gonzalo Batallán, Romina Torre, Fernando Flores, Brenda Konigheim, Francisco Ludueña-Almeida, Carlos Tonn, Marta Contigiani, Walter Almirón   +7 more
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Larvicidal Potential of Caribbean Plants

BioMed Research International, 2023
Mosquitoes are vectors for numerous arboviruses such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika which continue to negatively impact the health of Caribbean populations. Within the region, synthetic insecticides are primarily used to control mosquito populations.
Rhaheem N. A. Layne-Yarde, Simone L. Sandiford   +1 more
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Mosquitocidal activities of Chenopodium botrys whole plant n-hexane extract against Culex quinquefasciatus

Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2021
This research aimed to investigate various mosquitocidal activities of Chenopodium botrys whole- plant n-hexane extract against Culex quinquefasciatus.
I. Ilahi, A. M. Yousafzai, M. Attaullah, T. U. Haq, A. Rahim, W. Khan, A. A. Khan, S. Ullah, T. Jan, M. M. Khan, G. Rahim, N. Zaman   +11 more
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Screening of Asteraceae (Compositae) Plant Extracts for Larvicidal Activity against Aedes fluviatilis (Diptera: Culicidae)

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1997
Ethanol extracts of 83 plants species belonging to the Asteraceae (Compositae) family, collected in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, were tested for larvicidal activity against the mosquito Aedes fluviatilis - Diptera: Culicidae).
Maria E Macêdo, Rotraut AGB Consoli, Telma SM Grandi, Antônio MG dos Anjos, Alaíde B de Oliveira, Nelymar M Mendes, Rogério O Queiróz, Carlos L Zani   +7 more
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Evaluation of fractions and 5,7-dihydroxy-4',6-dimethoxy-flavone fromClerodendrum phlomidis Linn. F. against Helicoverpa armigera Hub.

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2015
Twelve fractions from chloroform extract of Clerodendrum phlomidis and 5,7-dihydroxy- 4',6-dimethoxy-flavone (pectolinaringenin) were evaluated against Helicoverpa armigera.
Veeramuthu Duraipandiyan, Chelliah Muthu, Kathirvelu Baskar, Naif Abdullah Al-Dhabi, Savarimuthu Ignacimuthu   +4 more
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Anthelmintic Activity of Hymenodictyon pachyanta Stem Bark Extracts against Haemonchus Contortus

Folia Veterinaria, 2019
The development of host resistance to anthelmintics and the increasing cost of commercial anthelmintics have encouraged the need for the in vitro anthelmintic evaluation of crude extract and fractions of Hymenodictyon pachyanta plant as alternative drugs
Olayemi D. O., Onakpa M. M., Jegede O. C.   +2 more
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Synthesis of silver nanoparticle with Colocasia esculenta (L.) stem and its larvicidal activity against Culex quinquefasciatus and Chironomus sp

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 2019
Objective: To synthesize silver nanoparticles with Colocasia esculenta as a reducing agent and to evaluate their effect against Culex quinquefasciatus and Chironomus sp. Methods: The aqueous extract of Colocasia esculenta stem was used for nanosynthesis.
Arghadip Mondal, Amita Hajra, Wasim Akram Shaikh, Sukalyan Chakraborty, Naba Kumar Mondal   +4 more
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EFFICACY OF LEAVES AQUEOUS EXTRACT AND SYNTHESIZED SILVER NANOPARTICLES USING LAGENARIA SICERARIA AGAINST CULEX PIPIENS LISTON AND ANOPHELES PHAROENSIS THEOBALD [PDF]

Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, 2019
The control of Culex pipiens and Anopheles pharoensis considered as important strategy in eliminating diseases transmitted by the two mosquito species. Application of plantderived products in mosquitos' control reported as much effective, less expensive ...
AMMAR MAHMOUD, AHMED SHEHATA
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