Fitoterapia. 2000 Jun; 71(3): 308-14.

Molluscicidal activity of some Moroccan medicinal plants.

Hmamouchi M, Lahlou M, Agoumi A.

UnitÃ© de recherche: Substances Naturelles, FacultÃ© de MÃ©decine et de Pharmacie, Rabat, B.P. 6203, Rabat-Institut, Maroc. hmamouchim@hotmail.com

Among 14 plants of Moroccan folk medicine tested for molluscicidal activity, ethyl acetate extract from Origanum compactum and hexane extracts from both Chenopodium ambrosioides and Ruta chalepensis were the most active (LC(90)=2.00, 2.23 and 2.23 mg l(-1), respectively) against the schistosomiasis-transmitting snail Bulinus truncatus.