Chicory (Cichorium intybus) and wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) extracts exhibit strong larvicidal activity against mosquito vectors of malaria, dengue fever, and filariasis

Ali, Sofi Imtiyaz; Gopalakrishnan, B.; Venkatesalu, V.

doi:10.1016/j.parint.2018.08.005

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“…Communicable or infectious diseases caused by various human pathogenic microorganisms still remain a global problem in most of the developing and developed countries [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]. Vector-borne diseases transmitted by mosquitoes that result in malaria, dengue fever, filariasis, ticks, fleas, and other vectors are reported to be endemic in many countries across the world [ 4 , 5 , 6 ]. In 2018, globally, about 2.5 million cases of malaria were reported, wherein India alone accounted for 76% of the cases [ 7 ].…”

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Efficacy of Antimicrobial and Larvicidal Activities of Green Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles Using Leaf Extract of Plumbago auriculata Lam

Lakshmanan

Sathiyaseelan

Altemimi

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This work reports the synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using aqueous extract of Plumbago auriculata, and evaluates their antibacterial and larvicidal activities. The synthesized silver nanoparticles were characterized by various spectroscopy techniques, such as FTIR, XRD, TEM, EDX, Zeta potential, and DLS. The synthesized AgNPs exhibited significant antibacterial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, such as Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Furthermore, synthesized nanoparticles inhibited the fourth instars larvae of Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus at the concentration of 45.1 and 41.1 µg/mL respectively. Results of dose-dependent studies showed that synthesized nanoparticles were also effective at low concentrations. Molecular docking studies performed with the salivary protein and odorant-binding protein of Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus demonstrated that the naphthoquinone compound plumbagin exhibited reliable binding affinity towards the two enzymes. The findings thus reveal that the plant extract and its nanoparticles can be a better alternative to available chemicals to control mosquitos.

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Efficacy of Antimicrobial and Larvicidal Activities of Green Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles Using Leaf Extract of Plumbago auriculata Lam

Lakshmanan

Sathiyaseelan

Altemimi

et al. 2020

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“…In addition, they play an important role in plant defence thanks to their toxic properties, such as growth and reproductive inhibitors, repellents, and ovipositiondeterrent (Minto and Blacklock 2008). Several studies showed that essential oils or substances alone showed strong larvicidal potential against mosquito (Ali et al 2018;Govindarajan and Benelli 2016). The literature data about the changes of dicycloethers in chamomile plants during the stress conditions are expressed in two way, as their sum or as free form, so it is di cult to compare to our results.…”

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The Role of Methyl Jasmonate During the Biotic Stress in Matricaria Chamomilla L.

Dučaiová,

Petrulova

2023

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The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of methyl jasmonate (MeJA) in plant resistance to polyphagous thrips. Eight-weeks old diploid and tetraploid chamomile plants (Matricaria chamomilla) in stage of leaf-rosettes were pre-treated with 0.22 mM MeJA for 72 h and then co-cultivated with thrips for next 96 h. In both cultivars, there was an increase in the content of hydrogen peroxide and superoxide radical, with a maximum in plants after thrips infestation. The pre-treatment with MJ led to a reduction, but the measured values were still higher than those in the control plants. The accumulation of total phenols and flavonoids corresponded with the activity of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL). The highest PAL activity and the highest levels of total phenols were observed in plants infected with thrips. MeJA pre-treatment slightly decreased their values. Within the cultivars we noticed differences in the accumulation of monitored coumarins: (Z)- and (E)-GMCA, herniarin and umbelliferone. In diploids MeJA significantly ameliorated their accumulation caused by thrips. On the other hand, in tetraploids, changes were minimal. The amount of umbelliferone sharply increased in both cultivars which points to its role as a stress metabolite.

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“…It was found that after administering 250 mg and 500 mg/kg of chicory seed extract, its cardioprotective effects were observed through inhibition of inflammatory response and oxidative stress. A study was conducted to determine the larvicidal activity of chicory against the mosquito vectors of dengue fever, malaria, and filariasis 100 A study was conducted to test and determine the antibacterial effect of O. majorana essential oil against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa 103 . For this, 2000 µg/ml of essential oil was tested against a standard of 50 µg/ml of amoxicillin and a control of 2% DMSO.…”

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Spices are herbs used as flavoring, aromatic, and coloring agents. The culture of various countries even involves the incorporation of spices daily, not just for their culinary potential but also for the health benefits they provide. Many age-old scriptures suggest incorporating the Indian System of Spices in everyday meals to counter many diseases and keep them at bay. The fact that dietary factors play an important role in the treatment as-well-as prevention of diseases makes it all the more important to conduct research and provide scientific evidence regarding the use of culinary species as potential agents with a therapeutic effect. Such culinary spices have various active phytoconstituents, which can have many therapeutic effects and also prove to be great antimicrobial, antidiabetic, anticancer, etc. Generally, most of allopathic drugs are taken individually. Still, unlike them, the spices are consumed in combinations to provide a possible synergistic effect that would be advantageous to us. Also, due to lesser chances of side effects and incorporation of mechanisms to treat any disease right from its root, it would be safer and more practical to head for herbal drugs like these culinary spices for treating all sorts of diseases and various other ailments too. INTRODUCTION:Plants have been a valuable source of natural products for a long period of time to maintain health and wellbeing, especially with more research studies in the last decade for natural therapies. These culinary spices have been used for not only flavoring food and giving aroma but also QUICK RESPONSE CODE

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Chicory (Cichorium intybus) and wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) extracts exhibit strong larvicidal activity against mosquito vectors of malaria, dengue fever, and filariasis

Cited by 22 publications

References 39 publications

Efficacy of Antimicrobial and Larvicidal Activities of Green Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles Using Leaf Extract of Plumbago auriculata Lam

Efficacy of Antimicrobial and Larvicidal Activities of Green Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles Using Leaf Extract of Plumbago auriculata Lam

The Role of Methyl Jasmonate During the Biotic Stress in Matricaria Chamomilla L.

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