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ARTICLES • Rev. bras. plantas med. 18 (2 suppl 1) • 2016 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1983-084X/15_214   copy

Evaluation of the larvicidal effectof the essential oil of Zingiber officinale Roscoe (ginger) against the mosquito Aedes aegypti

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ABSTRACT

This study analyzes the larvicidal effect of the oil of Zingiber officinale Roscoe against larvae in third stage of the mosquito Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus 1792). The essential oil was extracted quantitatively by hydrodistillation and we calculated the oil’s LC50 from Reed-Muench (1938) and Pizzi (1950) methods, respectively. The essential oil obtained LC50 of 76.07 (±2.24) ug mL-1, and yield of 0.52% m/v. The results indicate that the essential oil assessed has substances that provide larvicidal effect against Aedes aegypti.

Keywords
Essential oil; Zingiber officinale Roscoe; Larvicidal activity; Aedes aegypti

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