Allium sativum(Garlic), A Potent New Molluscicide

Singh, Dinesh; Singh, Ajay

doi:10.1080/01448765.1993.9754625

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“…The mannose-binding garlic leaf lectin has been found to be a potent control agent of L. erysimi on one hand and on the other symbionin mediated luteovirus transmission (Banerjee et al, 2004). Singh & Singh (1993) reported that the water extract of garlic bulb is a potential source of molluscicide against Lymnaea acuminata and Indoplanorbis exustus. These snails are the intermediate host of liver fluke Fasciola hepatica and F. gigantica, which causes 94% fascioliasis in the buffalo's population of northern India (Singh & Agarwal, 1981;Singh & Agarwal, 1983).…”

Section: Garlic As a Pesticidementioning

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Pharmacological Effects of Allium Sativum L. (Garlic)

Singh

2008

Annu Rev Biomed Sci

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Garlic (Allium sativum L.) is a bulbous herb used as a food item, spice and medicine in different parts of the world. Its medicinal use is based on traditional experience passed from generation to generation. Researchers from various disciplines are now directing their efforts towards discovering the effects of garlic on human health. Interest in garlic among researchers, particularly those in medical profession, has stemmed from the search for a drug that has a broad-spectrum therapeutic effect with minimal toxicity. Recent studies indicate that garlic extract has antimicrobial activity against many genera of bacteria, fungi and viruses. The role of garlic in preventing cardiovascular disease has been acclaimed by several authors. Chemical constituents of garlic have been investigated for treatment of hyperlipidemia, hypertension, platelet aggregation and blood fibrinolytic activity. Experimental data indicate that garlic may have anticarcinogenic effect. Recent researches in the area of pest control show that garlic has strong insecticidal, nematicidal, rodenticidal and molluscicidal activity. Despite field trials and laboratory experiments on the pesticidal activity of garlic have been conducted, more studies on the way of delivery in environment and mode of action are still recommended for effective control of pest. Adverse effects of oral ingestion and topical exposure of garlic include body odor, allergic reactions, acceleration in the effects of anticoagulants and reduction in the efficacy of anti-AIDS drug Saquinavir.

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Section: Garlic As a Pesticidementioning

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Pharmacological Effects of Allium Sativum L. (Garlic)

Singh

2008

Annu Rev Biomed Sci

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“…Douiri et al have reported that A. sativum essential oil contains 1,3 dithiane, di-2-propenyl, 1-propene,3,3'-thiobis, methyl 2-propenyl, 3-vinyl-1,3-dithiin, 2-vinyl-1,3-dithiin, di-2-propenyl, 3-vinyl-1,2 dithiin1-chloro-4-(1ethoxy)-2-methylbut-2-ene, methyl 2-propenyl, diallyl disulfide, 3-vinyl-1,2 dithiin, methyl1-methyl-2-butenyl sulphide, octane 4-brom [29]. These components contribute to acaricidal [30], antibacterial [31], fungicidal [32], insecticidal [33], molluscicidal [34], nematicidal [35] and antiparasitic [36] properties of garlic. In the present study, essential oil of A. sativum bulbs has been evaluated for their repellent insecticidal, antiovipositional and egg hatching inhibitory activities against pulse beetle, C. chinensis.…”

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Biological activities of Allium sativum essential oil against pulse beetle, Callosobruchus chinensis (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)

Chaubey¹

2014

Herba Polonica

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Essential oil from Allium sativum was isolated and investigated for its repellent, insecticidal, ovipositional and egg hatching inhibition activities against pulse beetle, Callosobruchus chinensis (Coleoptera: Bruchidae). A. sativum essential oil repelled bruchid adults at a very low concentration in choice oviposition assay. A. sativum essential oil caused both fumigant and contact toxicity in C. chinensis adults in a concentration dependent manner. Oviposition potency of C. chinensis adults was reduced significantly when sublethal concentrations of A. sativum essential oil were applied by fumigation and contact method. In chronic toxic-ity assay, A. sativum essential oil reduced F1 progeny emergence, damage and weight loss in seeds. Findings of the present study suggest that A. sativum essential oil can be useful as promising agent in insect pest management programme.

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“…It has been reported that Allium sativum (garlic) is a potential source of a molluscicide (Singh and Singh, 1993). Characterization of the molluscicidal component of garlic bulb indicates that a k i n is the active moiety which causes snail mortality (Singh and Singh, 1995).…”

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Enzyme Inhibition by Allicin, the Molluscicidal Agent ofAllium sativumL. (Garlic)

Singh

1996

Phytother. Res.

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Allicin, a molluscicidal component of garlic inhibited the activity of acetylcholinesterase, lactic dehydrogenase and alkaline phosphatase in in vivo and in vitro exposure against Lymnaea acuminata. It was observed that succinic dehydrogenase activity in the nervous tissue of Lymnaea acuminata was increased in in vivo treatment whereas with in vitro exposure, allicin caused no significant change in succinic dehydrogenase activity. The inhibition kinetics of these enzymes indicates that allicin caused an uncompetitive inhibition of AChE and a competitive inhibition of LDH and alkaline phosphatase.

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Allium sativum(Garlic), A Potent New Molluscicide

Abstract: Water extracts of the bulb of Garlic (Allium sativum L.) have a high molluscicidal activity. It was observed that the molluscicidal activity of extracts of garlic bulb against the snail Lymnaea acuminata (Lamarck) was time as well as dose dependent.

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<b>Pharmacological Effects of <i>Allium Sativum</i> L. (Garlic)</b>

<b>Pharmacological Effects of <i>Allium Sativum</i> L. (Garlic)</b>

Biological activities of Allium sativum essential oil against pulse beetle, Callosobruchus chinensis (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)

Enzyme Inhibition by Allicin, the Molluscicidal Agent ofAllium sativumL. (Garlic)

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