STUDIES ON THE IMPACT OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN RELATION TO MALARIA VECTOR CONTROL AGAINST ANOPHELES STEPHENSI

Authors

  • Bharanitharan Bharani Department of Zoology, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar-608 002, Tamilnadu, India.
  • Muthulingam N Department of Zoology, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar-608 002, Tamilnadu, India.
  • Senthilmurugan S Department of Zoology, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar-608 002, Tamilnadu, India.
  • Dhanasekaran A PG and Research Dept of Zoology, Thiru Kolanjiappar Govt Arts Colelge, Viruddhachalam- 606 001, Tamilnadu, India
  • Jeyasankar A PG & Research, Department of Zoology, Government Arts College (Autonomous), Coimbatore-641081, Tamilnadu, India
  • Barbara Sawicka Department of Plant Production Technology and Commodities Science, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland

Abstract

The present study phytochemical screening and mosquitocidal activity of three different medicinal plants, Sesamum indicum, Pungamia pinnata, and Croton bonplandionum extracts. The methanol extract of leaf samples were used for the phytochemical analysis to find out the phytochemical constituents in the plants. The main objective of the research work was check the presence or absence of the phytochemical chemicals in all the selected medicinal plants. Phytochemical analysis of these plants confirm the presence of various phytochemicals like alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, steroids, tannins, terpenoids, tri-terpenoids, anthraquinones, amino acid, phenol, glycosides, carbohydrate, protein and phytosteroids. The highest larvicidal activity of S. indicum methanol extract with LC50/LC95 values were 108.55/230.57 ppm, followed by P. pinnata were 143.59/305.52 ppm, and C. bonplandionum were 154.51/319.01 ppm, respectively. Further, maximum repellent activity of methanol extract showing 100% protection up to 160 min was tested against An. stephensi. However, much scope for further systematic research in screening Tamilnadu medicinal plants for these phytochemicals and assessing their potential in protecting against different types of mosquito diseases.  Keywords: Sesamum indicum, Pungamia pinnata, and Croton bonplandionum, phytochemical, mosquitocidal

Author Biographies

Bharanitharan Bharani, Department of Zoology, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar-608 002, Tamilnadu, India.

Department of Zoology, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar-608 002, Tamilnadu, India.

Muthulingam N, Department of Zoology, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar-608 002, Tamilnadu, India.

Department of Zoology, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar-608 002, Tamilnadu, India.

Senthilmurugan S, Department of Zoology, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar-608 002, Tamilnadu, India.

Department of Zoology, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar-608 002, Tamilnadu, India.

Dhanasekaran A, PG and Research Dept of Zoology, Thiru Kolanjiappar Govt Arts Colelge, Viruddhachalam- 606 001, Tamilnadu, India

PG and Research Dept of Zoology, Thiru Kolanjiappar Govt Arts Colelge, Viruddhachalam- 606 001, Tamilnadu, India

Jeyasankar A, PG & Research, Department of Zoology, Government Arts College (Autonomous), Coimbatore-641081, Tamilnadu, India

PG & Research, Department of Zoology, Government Arts College (Autonomous), Coimbatore-641081, Tamilnadu, India

Barbara Sawicka, Department of Plant Production Technology and Commodities Science, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland

Department of Plant Production Technology and Commodities Science, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland

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2018-03-25

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Bharani, B., N, M., S, S., A, D., A, J., & Sawicka, B. (2018). STUDIES ON THE IMPACT OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN RELATION TO MALARIA VECTOR CONTROL AGAINST ANOPHELES STEPHENSI. Innoriginal: International Journal of Sciences, 12–14. Retrieved from https://innoriginal.com/index.php/iijs/article/view/131

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Volume 5 Issue 3 2018 (May-June)

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