Screening of plants used by North American indians for antifungal, bactericidal, larvicidal and molluscicidal activities

C Bergeron Institut de Pharmacognosie et Phytochimie, Universite de Lausanne, BEP, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

A Marston Institut de Pharmacognosie et Phytochimie, Universite de Lausanne, BEP, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland; Herbier Louis-Marie, Departement de Phytologie, Pavillon Marchand, Universite Laval, G1K 7P4, Cite Universitaire, Quebec, Canada

R Gauthier Institut de Pharmacognosie et Phytochimie, Universite de Lausanne, BEP, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

K Hostettmann Institut de Pharmacognosie et Phytochimie, Universite de Lausanne, BEP, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

Abstract

Nineteen plant species from fourteen families used in the traditional medicine of North American Indians have been tested for their fungicidal (Cladosporium cucumerinum, Candida albicans), bactericidal (Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli), larvicidal (Aedes aegypti) and molluscicidal (Biomphalaria glabrata) activities. Of the species investigated, 9 were active against Cladosporium cucumerinum, 9 against Candida albicans, 12 against Bacillus subtilis, 18 against Escherichia coli, 3 against Aedes aegypti, and 11 against Biomphalaria glabrata.

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