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In vitro investigation of the toxic effects of extracts of Allium sativum bulbs on adults of Hyalomma marginatum rufipes and Rhipicephalus pulchellus
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association | Vol 76, No 2 | a405 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v76i2.405
| © 2005 F. Nchu, S.R. Magano, J.N. Eloff
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 13 June 2005 | Published: 13 June 2005
Submitted: 13 June 2005 | Published: 13 June 2005
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F. Nchu,S.R. Magano,
J.N. Eloff,
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The toxic effects of the extracts of Allium sativum (Garlic) were evaluated against adults of Hyalomma marginatum rufipes and Rhipicephalus pulchellus using three types (Types A, B and C) of contact toxicity bioassays. A. sativum bulbs were extracted with acetone, ethanol and dichloromethane (DCM) solvents. Among these three solvents, it is the DCM extract of A. sativum that appears to have anti-tick activity. In the Type A contact toxicity bioassay, DCM extracts of A. sativum demonstrated a high acaricidal bioactivity against H. m. rufipes with 100 % of ticks killed in less than an hour, and toxicity persisted to the second day. A weak acaricidal activity of aqueous extracts of A. sativum was observed in the Type B contact toxicity bioassay. In the Type C contact toxicity bioassay, a concentration of 24 % w/v of DCM extracts of garlic in sunflower oil (Helianthus annuus) had killed 100% of H. m. rufipes (LC50= 5.9 % w/v) and R. pulchellus (LC50 = 10.3 % w/v) by 24 hours post-treatment of ticks. The results obtained from this study suggest that DCM extract of A. sativum is a potential source of novel acaricidal agents.
Keywords
Allium Sativum; Contact Toxicity Bioassay; Hyalomma Marginatum Rufipes; Rhipicephalus Pulchellus
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