title: Latex of "coroa de cristo" (Euphorbia splendens): an effective molluscicide.
abstract: An aqueous solution of the latex of "coroa de cristo" (Euphorbia splendens var. hislopii) showed molluscicide action (LD90) at a concentration lower than 0.5 ppm on Biomphalaria glabrata and B. tenagophila reared in laboratory and at a concentration lower than 4.0 ppm for field B. tenagophila.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001700:Biomphalaria; D007840:Latex; D007928:Lethal Dose 50; D008975:Molluscacides; D010947:Plants, Toxic
chemical_list: D007840:Latex; D008975:Molluscacides