title: Molluscicidal activity of some Saudi Arabian euphorbiales against the snail Biomphalaria pfeifferi.
abstract: The comparative susceptibility of the snail vector of intestinal schistosomiasis, Biomphalaria pfeifferi to the action of extracts from Saudi Arabian Euphorbiales has been determined. Methanol and chloroform extracts of the plants tested (Jatropha glauca, Euphorbia helioscopia and Euphorbia schimperiana) were the most promising from the molluscicidal point of view with LD(50) values in the range 10-100 ppm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, King Abdul-Aziz University Saudi Arabia, Jeddah.
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Al-Zanbagi
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Banaja
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barrett
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001700:Biomphalaria / Q000187:drug effects*; D019665:Euphorbiaceae; D008975:Molluscacides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012529:Saudi Arabia
chemical_list: D008975:Molluscacides