title: [Molluscicidal activity of seed of Camellia sinensis].
abstract: This paper is a preliminary report on the molluscicidal activity of seed of Camellia sinensis (L) O. Kuntze (SCS). Its LD50 and LD90 were 10 and 16 micrograms/ml, respectively. We found also SCS inhibited oxygen consumption 65% and glycogen content of Oncomelania snail by 80%. The activity of hatching eggs to juvenile snails was inhibited by this seed at 8-16 micrograms/ml. Juvenile snails may also be killed by this molluscicide.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, Shanghai.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006003:Glycogen / Q000378:metabolism; D008975:Molluscacides; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012639:Seeds; D012908:Snails / Q000378:metabolism*; D013662:Tea
chemical_list: D008975:Molluscacides; D010936:Plant Extracts; D013662:Tea; D006003:Glycogen