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ArticleParasitology research2016

Traditional herbal remedies and dietary spices from Cameroon as novel sources of larvicides against filariasis mosquitoes?

Roman Pavela, Filippo Maggi, Hélène Mbuntcha, Verlaine Woguem, Hervet Paulin Dongmo Fogang, Hilaire Macaire Womeni, Léon Azefack Tapondjou, Luciano Barboni, Marcello Nicoletti, Angelo Canale and 1 more

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Roman PavelaCrop Research Institute, Drnovska 507, 161 06, Prague 6, Czech Republic.
Filippo MaggiSchool of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy.
Hélène MbuntchaLaboratory of Environmental and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon.
Verlaine WoguemLaboratory of Environmental and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon.
Hervet Paulin Dongmo FogangLaboratory of Environmental and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon.
Hilaire Macaire WomeniLaboratory of Biochemistry of Medicinal Plants, Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon.
Léon Azefack TapondjouLaboratory of Environmental and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon.
Luciano BarboniSchool of Science and Technology, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy.
Marcello NicolettiDepartment of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy.
Angelo CanaleDepartment of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, via del Borghetto 80, 56124, Pisa, Italy.
Giovanni BenelliDepartment of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, via del Borghetto 80, 56124, Pisa, Italy. benelli.giovanni@gmail.com.

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Abstract

In Cameroon, many dietary spices are used by traditional healers to cure several diseases such as cancer and microbial infections. Aframomum daniellii, Dichrostachys cinerea and Echinops giganteus are Cameroonian spices widely used as flavourings and as food additives. Moreover, they are traditionally herbal remedies employed to treat several diseases, as well as to control populations of insect pests. In this research, we analysed the chemical composition of A. daniellii, D. cinerea and E. giganteus essential oils and we evaluated their larvicidal potential against larvae of the filariasis and West Nile virus vector Culex quinquefasciatus. The essential oils were obtained from different plant parts by hydrodistillation and their composition was analysed by GC-MS. The three spices exhibited different volatile chemical profiles, being characterized by 1,8-cineole, sabinene and β-pinene (A. daniellii), geraniol and terpinen-4-ol (D. cinerea), and silphiperfol-6-ene and presilphiperfolan-8-ol (E. giganteus). Results showed that the highest larvicidal toxicity on Cx. quinquefasciatus was exerted by D. cinerea essential oil (LC

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AnimalsAnophelesCameroonCulexFilariasisInsecticidesInsect VectorsLarvaMosquito ControlOils, VolatilePlant ExtractsPlant LeavesSpicesInsecticidesOils, VolatilePlant ExtractsAframomum danielliiCulex quinquefasciatusDichrostachys cinereaEchinops giganteusEssential oilRift Valley feverWest Nile virus

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