PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND LARVICIDAL EFFICACY OF TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRACEUM LEAVES EXTRACT ON THE MOSQUITOES LARVAE
| Main Author: | K. Prabakaran |
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| Format: | Article |
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, 2018
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https://zenodo.org/record/1313060 |
Daftar Isi:
- Mosquitoes are primary vector for malaria, dengue haemorrhagic fever, filariasis, yellow fever, chikungunya and other severe infectious diseases. The aim of this study is to evaluate phytochemical analysis and larvicidal activity of Trigonella foenum-graceum leaves against mosquito larvae. The larvicidal activities of T. foenum-graceum leaves extract on the different mosquito larvae were carried out using WHO protocol. In the present studies phytochemical screening of the T. foenum-graceum leaves extract shows the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, tannin, glycosides and steroid. The infrared spectral data obtained revealed the presence of characteristic functional groups of alcohol, hydroxyl, alkanes, alkenes, alkynes and aliphatic amines etc. The results showed that T. foenum-graceum leaves extract has significant larvicidal activity against Aedes aegypti and Anopheles stephensi.