Strong larvicidal activity of three species of Spilanthes (Akarkara) against malaria (Anopheles stephensi Liston, Anopheles culicifacies, species C) and filaria vector (Culex quinquefasciatus Say)

Parasitology Research

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 171-174

  Pandey, Vibha ^a   Agrawal, Veena ^a   Raghavendra, K ^b   Dash, A P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXANE; PLANT EXTRACT; SPILANTHES ACMELLA EXTRACT; SPILANTHES CALVA EXTRACT; SPILANTHES PANICULATA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AKARKARA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES CULICIFACIES; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; DRUG ISOLATION; LARVA; LC 50; MALARIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VECTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPILANTHES ACMELLA; SPILANTHES CALVA; SPILANTHES PANICULATA;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; ASTERACEAE; CULEX; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FILARIASIS; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; MALARIA; PLANT EXTRACTS;

ANOPHELES CULICIFACIES C; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; FILARIA; SPILANTHES; SPILANTHES ACMELLA; SPILANTHES CALVA;

EID: 35448948336     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-007-0763-9     Document Type: Article

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