Larvicidal activity of the essential oils and methanol extracts of Malaysian plants on Aedes aegypti

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 234-236

  Jantan, Ibrahim ^a   Ping, Wong Ong ^a   Visuvalingam, Sheila Devi ^a   Ahmad, Nazni Wasi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Essential oils; Larvicidal activity; Malaysian plants; Methanol extracts; Mosquito larvae

Indexed keywords

CINNAMOMUM IMPRESSICOSTATUM EXTRACT; CINNAMOMUM MICROPHYLLUM EXTRACT; CURCUMA DOMESTICA EXTRACT; ESSENTIAL OIL; GARCINIA GRIFFITHII EXTRACT; GARCINIA PRANIANA EXTRACT; LABISIA PUMILA EXTRACT; LARVICIDAL AGENT; METHANOL; MITRAGYNA SPECIOSA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINGIBER CASSUMUNAR EXTRACT;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; CINNAMOMUM IMPRESSICOSTATUM; CINNAMOMUM MICROPHYLLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURCUMA DOMESTICA; DRUG ISOLATION; GARCINIA GRIFFITHII; GARCINIA PRANIANA; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LABISIA PUMILA; LARVA; LC 50; MALAYSIA; MITRAGYNA SPECIOSA; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ZINGIBER CASSUMUNAR;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARACHNIDA; CINNAMOMUM; CURCUMA; CURCUMA LONGA; GARCINIA; GARCINIA GRIFFITHII; HEXAPODA; MITRAGYNA; MITRAGYNA SPECIOSA; ZINGIBER; ZINGIBER PURPUREUM;

EID: 0041886909     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.41.4.234.15665     Document Type: Article

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