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The Aedes aegypti is responsible for the transmission of arboviruses, which compromise public health. In the
search for synthetic product alternatives, essential oils (OEs) have been highlighted by many researchers as natural
insecticides. This systematic review (SR) was performed according to PRISMA guidelines (Preferred Reporting Items for
Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) and had as it’s objective to evaluate studies addressing OEs with larvicidal
properties against Ae. aegypti, through electronic database searches (Pubmed, Science Direct and Scielo), covering an
overview of the plant sources OEs, which plant parts were used, the extraction methods, analytical techniques, major
and/or secondary constituents with greater percentages, as well as the LC50s responsible for larval mortality. Following
study analysis, plants distributed across 32 families, 90 genera and 175 species were identified. The Lamiaceae,
Myrtaceae, Piperaceae, Asteraceae, Rutaceae, Euphorbiaceae and Lauraceae families obtained the highest number of
species with toxic properties against larvae from this vector. Practically all plant parts were found to be used for OE
extraction. Hydrodistillation and steam distillation were the main extraction methods identified, with GC-MS/GC-FID
representing the main analytical techniques used to reveal their chemical composition, especially of terpene compounds.
In this context, OEs are promising alternatives for the investigation of natural, ecologically correct and biodegradable
insecticides with the potential to be used in Ae. aegypti control programs.
Esta obra foi idealizada considerando as contribuições multidisciplinares da Etnofarmacologia no que concerne o vínculo entre os saberes empíricos da tríade humanidade-natureza-terapêutica e os saberes metódicos e reprodutíveis científicos.Destarte, está organizado em cinco capítulos de estudos revisionais integrativos pertinentes a compilados de artigos, teses e dissertações de cursos de pós-graduação stricto sensu (Mestrado e Doutorado) pertencentes a Instituições de Ensino Superior das cinco regiões brasileiras (Norte, Nordeste, Centro-Oeste, Sul e Sudeste) e rebuscadas em plataformas on-line.Anseia-se que este livro seja um material de apoio relevante para o fomento de pesquisas científicas, uma vez que fornece uma ampla parcela do estado da arte atualizado e analisado criticamente das pesquisas stricto sensu relacionadas à abordagens etnofarmacológicas, que por vezes, não são publicadas em periódicos científicos circulantes.
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