28
Views
15
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Articles

Toxicology of a potential molluscicide derived from the plant Solanum xanthocarpum: a preliminary study

, , , , &
Pages 325-331 | Published online: 18 Jul 2013

References

  • Anon. (1989). Test criteria for evaluation of pesticide environmental safety toxicity tests of aquatic animals. In Criteria of the Environmental Protection Bureau of China, pp. 22–23, Beijing: Environmental Protection Bureau.
  • Anto, F., Aryeety, M. & Kpikpi, J. (1998). The molluscicidal activity of Blighia unijugata fruits on Bulinus globosus and Bulinus truncatus. In A Workshop on Medical Malacology in Africa. Zimbabwe, September 22-26, 1997, eds Madsen, H., Appleton, C. & Chimbari, M. pp. 337-343. Charlottenlund: Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory.
  • Appleton, C. (1996). Molluscicides in snail control. In A Status of Research on Medical Malacology in Relation to Schistosomiasis in Africa. Zimbabwe, August 21-25, 1995, eds Madsen, H., Kristensen, T. & Ndlovu, P. pp. 213-228. Charlottenlund: Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory.
  • Cheng, W., Liu, H. C. & Huang, X. B. (1994). Study on molluscicidal screening of plant saponins. Hubei Journal of Preventive Medicine, 5,33–35.
  • Dussart, G. B. J. (1992). Effect of molluscicides on the surfacing and flow resistance of freshwater gastro-pods. In Proceedings of the Tenth International Malaco-logical Congress. University of Tubingen. Germany, ed. Meier Brook, C. pp. 259-265. Tubingen: Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of Tubingen.
  • Green, P., Dussart, G. B. J. & Gibson, C. (1992). Surfacing and water leaving behaviour of the fresh-water pulmonate snails Lymnaea peregra (Muller), Biomphalaria glabrata (Say) and Bulinus jousseumei (Dautzenberg). Journal of Molluscan Studies, 58, 169–179.
  • Josekutty, P. (1998). Selection and characterization of variant Solanum xanthocarpum cell line with augmented steroid metabolism. South African Journal of Botany, 64, 238–243.
  • Liu, J. B., Wei, F. H. & Xu, X. J. (2000). Study on increased molluscicidal effect combinations of Solanum xanthocarpum with niclosamide. Hubei Journal of Preventive Medicine, 11, 7–12.
  • Madhina, D. & Shiff, C. (1996). Prevention of snail-miracidia interactions using Phytolacca dodecandra (L'Herit) (endod) as a miracidiacide: an alternative approach to the focal control of schistosomiasis. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 1, 221–226.
  • Mao, S. B. (Ed.) (1990). Schistosoma and Schisto-somiasis Control. Beijing: People's Health Press.
  • Mi, L. X., Zhang, L. H. & Cui, T. Y. (1997). Screening plant resources for molluscicides. Wuhan Journal of Botanical Research, 15, 378–380.
  • Mott, K. E. (1987). Plant Molluscicides. Geneva: World Health Organization.
  • Ndamba, J., Molgaard, P., Lemmich, E. & Furu, P. (1995). The importance of snail control as a schisto-somiasis control tool in Africa with special reference to the potential use of molluscicidal plants e.g. Phytoalacca dodecandra. In A Status of Research on Medical Malacology in Relation to Schistosomiasis in Africa. Zimbabwe, August 21-25, 1995, eds Madsen, H., Kristensen, T. & Ndlovu, P. pp. 245-256. Charlottenlund: Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory.
  • Schall, V. T. (1992). Evaluation of temporal, seasonal and geographic stability of the molluscicidal property of Euphorbia splendens latex. Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo, 34, 183–191.
  • Shoeb, H. A. & El-Emam, M. A. (1976). The molluscicidal properties of natural products from Ambrosia maritima. Egyptian Journal of Bilharziasis, 3, 157–167.
  • Sun, R. Y. (Ed.) (1987). Quality Pharmacology. Beijing: People's Health Press.
  • Wei, F. H., Xu, X. J. & Liu, J. H. (2000). Study on the extraction of an effective component for control of snails from Solanum xanthocarpum and its effect against the snail. Chinese Journal of Zoonoses, 16, 58–60.
  • Wei, F. H., Xu, X. J. & Liu, J. H. (2001). Study on the snail-killing effect and acute toxicity to fish and mice of extracts from Solanum xanthocarpum. Chinese Journal of Endemiology, 20, 419–421.
  • World Health Organization (1993). The Control of Schistosomiasis: Second Report of the WHO Expert Committee. Technical Report Series No. 830. Geneva: WHO.
  • Xu, X. J., Wei, F. H. &Yang, X. X. (2000). Possible effects of the Three Gorges dam on the transmission of Schistosoma japonicum on the Jiang Han plain, China. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, 94, 333–341.
  • Xu, X. J., Wei, F. H. & Liu, J. H. (2001). Biological assessment of the effectiveness of plant extracts of Solanum xanthocarpum against the shellfish inter-mediate hosts of various parasites. Chinese Journal of Zoology, 36, 2–5.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.