title: Effect of fortification of Mulberry leaves with homeopathic drug Nux vomica on Bombyx mori. L.
abstract: Silk worm (Bombyx mori L.) larvae were fed on Mulberry leaves treated with Nux vomica mother tincture. The impact on larval, cocoon, shell and pupal weight, silk ratio, average filament length and denier, and number of breakages during reeling were investigated. The results were positive in all parameters under study except cocoon weight, pupal weight, and the average denier of the filament.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad 431004, MS, India. drhiware@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Hiware
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D012831:Bombyx / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development; D007814:Larva / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development; D031625:Morus / Q000187:drug effects*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000187:drug effects; D047011:Silk / Q000187:drug effects; D031461:Strychnos nux-vomica
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts; D047011:Silk