TOXICITY OF ACACIA NILOTICA FRIUTS WATER EXTRACT AGANIST BIOMOPHLARIA SNAILS
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Alneelain University, Khartoum, Sudan.
- Medicinal and Aromatic plants Research institute, National Center for Research.
- University of Khartoum, faculty of sciences, Department of zoology.
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Background: In the Sudan, many local plants are screened and tested in the laboratory and proved to have molluscicidal activity. Molluscicides are crucial for the control of schistosomiasis and other snail-borne infections. The need to use plants has received increased interest as an inexpensive technology because of the high cost of synthetic compounds for snail control in the endemic areas of poor nations of the world. The aim of this study was to investigate the toxic effect of the aqueous extract of Acacia nolitica against Biomphalaria snails under laboratory conditions. Methods: A true experimental study was done to find out the toxic effect of the aqueous extract of Acacia noliticaon Biomphalaria snails. An aqueous extract from fruit was powdered and strained and was used as stock solution. Serial concentrations 10,000, 5,000, 1,000, 500, 250 and 125ppm were tested on Biomphalaria snails. The snails were subjected to the extract for 24hrs. After that the Lc50 were obtained. Results: The mortality rate was found to be ranging between 40% and 100%. Three trials were made and the average was taken. The LC50 is 83.39 Discussion: This result proves the say; In Sudan Acacia nolitica fruit had been used as anti-parasitic agent. The plant extracts were found to exhibit antidiarrhoeal, antibacterial, antimalarial and inhibition of lipid peroxidation,Acacianilotica is known for high amounts of tannins, falvonoides, polysaccharides, and organic acids (1),(2) . Because of its impacts on other aquatic fauna and the environment, quest for safer pesticides has attracted researchers to look into plants with pesticides properties. The aqueous extract of this tree has been found to be potent in controlling Biomphalaria snails. It is recommended to do more research on the plant extracts in water and other solvents. Yet, since the chemical contents of plants depend mainly on soil composition, it is of paramount importance to test extracts of Acacia nilotica from different geographical areas.
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[Asharaf E. H, Madani M, Mohamed A.Y and Nidal A. (2017); TOXICITY OF ACACIA NILOTICA FRIUTS WATER EXTRACT AGANIST BIOMOPHLARIA SNAILS Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (May). 937-941] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Alneelain University, Khartoum, Sudan.
