title: Molluscicidal properties of Acacia nilotica subspecies tomentosa and astringens I.
abstract: The acetone, alcohol and aqueous extracts of the fruits and stem bark of Acacia nilotica subspp. tomentosa, astringens and nilotica showed molluscicidal activity against the two snail species which transmit schistosomiasis in the Sudan. Being effective against Bulinus truncatus and Biomphalaria pfeifferi, extracts of the Acacia nilotica subspecies may be promising vegetable molluscicides.
mesh_terms: D000045:Acacia; D000096:Acetone; D000818:Animals; D001700:Biomphalaria; D002033:Bulinus; D000431:Ethanol; D008975:Molluscacides; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012908:Snails; D013397:Sudan; D014197:Trees
chemical_list: D008975:Molluscacides; D010936:Plant Extracts; D000096:Acetone; D000431:Ethanol