Planta Medica, Inhaltsverzeichnis Planta Med 1990; 56(4): 374-376DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-960986 Papers © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York Molluscicidal and Antischistosomal Activities of Zingiber officinale Clement O. Adewunmi1 , Babajide O. Oguntimein1 , Peter Furu2 1Faculty of Pharmacy, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria 2Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory, Jaegersborg Allé 1D, DK-2920 Charlottenlund, Denmark Artikel empfehlen Abstract als PDF herunterladen Artikel einzeln kaufen Abstract Experiments were conducted to study the major constituents of Zingiber officinale responsible for its molluscicidal activity and the effect of the active component on different stages of Schistosoma mansoni. Gingerol and shogaol exhibited potent molluscicidal activity on Biomphalaria glabrata. Gingerol (5.0 ppm) completely abolished the infectivity of Schistosoma mansoni miracidia and cercariae in B. glabrata and mice, respectively, indicating that the molluscicide is capable of interrupting schistosome transmission at a concentration lower than its molluscicidal concentrations. Key words Molluscicide - Zingiber officinale - Schistosoma mansoni - Biomphalaria glabrata PDF (241 kb)
