Tropical and mediterranean medicinal plants with biocide properties for insect vector control

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Autor(a) principal: Kady Rocha, Diara
Data de Publicação: 2018
Outros Autores: Cruz de Matos, Olívia, Moiteiro, Cristina, Data Cabral, Marilene, Novo, Maria Teresa
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.25761/anaisihmt.192
Resumo: For millennia plants and their therapeutic qualities have been used by civilizations to prevent and fight against diseases. The progressive increase of resistance in target insects lead to restrictions on the application of chemical insecticides and/or on increases the search on the use of new synthetic compounds. The reduced number of safe compounds marketed new natural compounds more effective against targets and environmentally harmless. Market requirement, and international legislation pressure, makes imperative to look for such new products. Natural plant products re-emerge as promising sources of biologically active compounds to the control of mosquito vector species. Since its synthesis is often associated to natural plant defense mechanisms against pests, plant-derived compounds generally exhibit greater specificity to target organisms, are in general biodegradable and present less environmental risks. The present study aims to develop new safe measures to control vectors through the evaluation of the biocidal properties of tropical and Mediterranean medicinal plants (Sambucus nigra, Melia azedarach, Azadirachta indica, Foeniculum vulgare and Mentha pulegium), and on their usefulness to control mosquitoes that are vectors of pathogens of diseases such as malaria and arboviruses, namely, Anopheles arabiensis and Aedes aegypti in Cape Verde.
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spelling Tropical and mediterranean medicinal plants with biocide properties for insect vector controlPlantas medicinais tropicais e mediterrânicas com propriedades biocidas no controlo de insetos vetoresFor millennia plants and their therapeutic qualities have been used by civilizations to prevent and fight against diseases. The progressive increase of resistance in target insects lead to restrictions on the application of chemical insecticides and/or on increases the search on the use of new synthetic compounds. The reduced number of safe compounds marketed new natural compounds more effective against targets and environmentally harmless. Market requirement, and international legislation pressure, makes imperative to look for such new products. Natural plant products re-emerge as promising sources of biologically active compounds to the control of mosquito vector species. Since its synthesis is often associated to natural plant defense mechanisms against pests, plant-derived compounds generally exhibit greater specificity to target organisms, are in general biodegradable and present less environmental risks. The present study aims to develop new safe measures to control vectors through the evaluation of the biocidal properties of tropical and Mediterranean medicinal plants (Sambucus nigra, Melia azedarach, Azadirachta indica, Foeniculum vulgare and Mentha pulegium), and on their usefulness to control mosquitoes that are vectors of pathogens of diseases such as malaria and arboviruses, namely, Anopheles arabiensis and Aedes aegypti in Cape Verde.Há milénios que as civilizações têm recorrido às plantas e suas virtudes terapêuticas para prevenir e combater doenças. O progressivo aumento de resistências dos insetos vetores de parasitoses e arboviroses conduziu a restrições na aplicação de inseticidas químicos e/ou à introdução de novos compostos sintéticos. Devido à redução de compostos disponíveis, assiste-se a um aumento da procura de produtos de origem natural, eficazes e mais inócuos para o ambiente. A exigência do mercado e a pressão legislativa internacional tornam imperativa a pesquisa de novos produtos, promovendo o desenvolvimento de alternativas mais seguras. Os produtos naturais de origem vegetal ressurgem como fonte de compostos biologicamente ativos para controlo de vetores. Estando a sua síntese frequentemente associada a mecanismos de defesa das plantas contra inimigos naturais, os compostos delas derivados apresentam, potencialmente, maior especificidade para os organismos- -alvo, são geralmente biodegradáveis e comportam menos riscos ambientais. O presente estudo consistiu na avaliação das propriedades biocidas de plantas medicinais tropicais e mediterrânicas, (Sambucus nigra, Melia azedarach, Azadirachta indica, Foeniculum vulgare e Mentha pulegium), e da sua utilidade no controlo dos culicídeos vetores de agentes patogénicos da malária e arboviroses, nomeadamente, Anopheles arabiensis e Aedes aegypti, em Cabo Verde.Universidade Nova de Lisboa2018-09-08T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.25761/anaisihmt.192oai:ojs.anaisihmt.com:article/192Anais do Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical; Vol 12 (2013): 2º Congresso Nacional de Medicina Tropical; 60-65Anais do Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical; v. 12 (2013): 2º Congresso Nacional de Medicina Tropical; 60-652184-23100303-7762reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPporhttp://anaisihmt.com/index.php/ihmt/article/view/192https://doi.org/10.25761/anaisihmt.192http://anaisihmt.com/index.php/ihmt/article/view/192/156Kady Rocha, DiaraCruz de Matos, OlíviaMoiteiro, CristinaData Cabral, MarileneNovo, Maria Teresainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2022-09-23T15:30:22Zoai:ojs.anaisihmt.com:article/192Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:03:56.591339Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
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Plantas medicinais tropicais e mediterrânicas com propriedades biocidas no controlo de insetos vetores
title Tropical and mediterranean medicinal plants with biocide properties for insect vector control
spellingShingle Tropical and mediterranean medicinal plants with biocide properties for insect vector control
Kady Rocha, Diara
title_short Tropical and mediterranean medicinal plants with biocide properties for insect vector control
title_full Tropical and mediterranean medicinal plants with biocide properties for insect vector control
title_fullStr Tropical and mediterranean medicinal plants with biocide properties for insect vector control
title_full_unstemmed Tropical and mediterranean medicinal plants with biocide properties for insect vector control
title_sort Tropical and mediterranean medicinal plants with biocide properties for insect vector control
author Kady Rocha, Diara
author_facet Kady Rocha, Diara
Cruz de Matos, Olívia
Moiteiro, Cristina
Data Cabral, Marilene
Novo, Maria Teresa
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Moiteiro, Cristina
Data Cabral, Marilene
Novo, Maria Teresa
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Cruz de Matos, Olívia
Moiteiro, Cristina
Data Cabral, Marilene
Novo, Maria Teresa
description For millennia plants and their therapeutic qualities have been used by civilizations to prevent and fight against diseases. The progressive increase of resistance in target insects lead to restrictions on the application of chemical insecticides and/or on increases the search on the use of new synthetic compounds. The reduced number of safe compounds marketed new natural compounds more effective against targets and environmentally harmless. Market requirement, and international legislation pressure, makes imperative to look for such new products. Natural plant products re-emerge as promising sources of biologically active compounds to the control of mosquito vector species. Since its synthesis is often associated to natural plant defense mechanisms against pests, plant-derived compounds generally exhibit greater specificity to target organisms, are in general biodegradable and present less environmental risks. The present study aims to develop new safe measures to control vectors through the evaluation of the biocidal properties of tropical and Mediterranean medicinal plants (Sambucus nigra, Melia azedarach, Azadirachta indica, Foeniculum vulgare and Mentha pulegium), and on their usefulness to control mosquitoes that are vectors of pathogens of diseases such as malaria and arboviruses, namely, Anopheles arabiensis and Aedes aegypti in Cape Verde.
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