A Flower to Fight Vampires: The Secret of Vervain
The truth behind a little flower that’s supposed to help you keep a vampire from attacking.
The truth behind a little flower that’s supposed to help you keep a vampire from attacking.
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ABSTRACT.
Larvicidal activity of crude ethanolic extracts of plants Centella asiatica, Litsea cubeba and Tinospora cordifolia were evaluated against fourth Instar larvae of Culex quinquefasciates. The cytotoxic activities of the plants were evaluated by brine shrimp assay. Results showed good activity regarding the larvicidal potential of Centella asiatica against brine shrimp and delayed molting of IV Instar larvae in case Litsea cubeba.
KEY WORDS. Larvicidal, medicinal plants, cytotoxic, artemia, Culex quinquefasciates
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Sunita Bhatnagar is affiliated with Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Division, Regional Plant Resource Centre, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar- 751 015. Author wishes to acknowledge the Department of Forests and Environment, Government of Orissa for providing necessary facilities.
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