Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3843

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Evaluation of acaricidal efficacy of Synadenium glaucescens (Euphorbiaceae) against boophilus species

Vitus Alberto Nyigo
  • Vitus Alberto Nyigo
  • Department of Veterinary Medicine and Public Health, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P. O. Box 3021 Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Robinson Hermmerton Mdegela
  • Robinson Hermmerton Mdegela
  • Department of Veterinary Medicine and Public Health, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P. O. Box 3021 Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Hamisi Massanja Malebo
  • Hamisi Massanja Malebo
  • Department of Traditional Medicine Research, National Institute for Medical Research, Barack Obama Drive, P. O. Box 9653, 11101 Dar es salaam, Tanzania.
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Faith Philemon Mabiki
  • Faith Philemon Mabiki
  • Department of Physical Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P. O. Box 3038, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Gerda Fouche
  • Gerda Fouche
  • Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Biosciences, P. O. Box 395, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.
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  •  Received: 15 March 2016
  •  Accepted: 04 May 2016
  •  Published: 03 June 2016

Abstract

Synadenium glaucescens is a traditional medicinal plant used by some communities in Tanzania for the management of various diseases in animals and human including the use for control of ticks in cattle. The aim of this study was to investigate the ‘acaricidal effect’ of extracts from this plant on Boophilus decoloratus and B. microplus. The methodology involved the use of larval and adult immersion tests. Results indicated low larvicidal (corrected mortality 37.5%) and adulticidal (corrected mortality 33.33%, LC50 666.91) activities respectively for methanol and ethanol extracts from leaves. Other extracts of this plant showed a non-significant activity of mortality. Thus, it is not recommended for field trials, rather additional research is needed to determine its potentials especially using fresh plant material

 

Key words: Synadenium glaucescens, Acaricidal activity, ticks, Tanzania.

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