Tephrosia purpurea: A Source of Larvicidal Compounds Against Aedes Aegypti

Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers., a member of the Fabaceae family, is a shrub popularly known in northeastern Brazil as "anil-bravo." The species is reported to have various biological properties, such as hepatoprotective, laxative, deobstruent, and diuretic activities. The plant is useful fo...

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Published in:Chemistry of natural compounds 2014-12, Vol.50 (6), p.1125-1127
Main Authors: Arriaga, Angela M. C., de Oliveira, Maria da Conceicao F., da Silva, Maria Gizele R., de Lemos, Telma L. G., da Silva, Francisca Renata L., Tavares, Leonardo C., Nascimento, Ronaldo F., Malcher, Grazielle T., Santiago, Gilvandete M. P., Vasconcelos, Jackson N., Braz-Filho, Raimundo
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Language:English
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Aedes aegypti
Fabaceae
Medicine
Organic Chemistry
Pharmacy
Plant Sciences
Tephrosia
Tephrosia purpurea
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Summary:Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers., a member of the Fabaceae family, is a shrub popularly known in northeastern Brazil as "anil-bravo." The species is reported to have various biological properties, such as hepatoprotective, laxative, deobstruent, and diuretic activities. The plant is useful for treating bronchitis, bilious febrile attacks, and obstructions of the liver, spleen, and kidneys, and a decoction of its roots is used as a nematicide [1-3]. In addition to its wound-healing, antileishmanial, anticarcinogenic, antimicrobial, and anti-lipid peroxidative effects, the potential use of T. purpurea for the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome has been recently reported [4-6]. The genus Tephrosia, which is distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the world, is noted for the presence of flavonoids, especially rotenoids. The latter group is an interesting class of compounds showing primarily fish-poisoning, insecticidal, and antimicrobial activities [7-10]. The aim of the presen ...
ISSN:0009-3130
1573-8388
DOI:10.1007/s10600-014-1180-9