Ambrosia maritima: effects on molluscs and non-target organisms.
The actual knowledge about Ambrosia maritima is reviewed with emphasis on recent developments in the fields of plant morphology and taxonomy, the molluscicidal principles--the sesquiterpene lactones--present in the plant and the effects on snails and on non-target organisms. The use of the plant in traditional medicine is also discussed. Areas where more research is needed are outlined.
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
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D000352:Africa, Northern; D000818:Animals; D008974:Mollusca / Q000502:physiology*; D008975:Molluscacides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000633:toxicity*; D010947:Plants, Toxic / Q000737:chemistry*
D008975:Molluscacides