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Methanol, ethanol <strong>and</strong> water seem to be used more frequently than hexane <strong>and</strong> acetone<br />

for making extracts to be tested in these bioassays. There has been one report where<br />

hexane <strong>and</strong> acetone extracts were used. This may limit the studies to polar extracts <strong>and</strong><br />

more studies using hexane, dichloromethane <strong>and</strong> acetone is needed to ascertain whether<br />

the non-polar fractions are active in these same bioassays.<br />

Table 5a: Antiparasitic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antitumour <strong>and</strong> insect antifeedant<br />

activity <strong>of</strong> polar extracts from seven Plectranthus species<br />

Plectranthus<br />

species<br />

P. amboinicus<br />

Solvent <strong>of</strong><br />

Extraction<br />

aqueous lv<br />

methanol lv<br />

P. barbatus methanol lv<br />

P. cylindraceus essential oil a<br />

P. gr<strong>and</strong>is methanol lv<br />

a, lv<br />

P. marruboides essential oil<br />

P. neochilus methanol lv<br />

P. punctatus<br />

aqueous lv <strong>and</strong><br />

80%<br />

methanol lv<br />

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Pharmacological details Reference<br />

Antiparastic activity<br />

inhibits growth <strong>of</strong><br />

Plasmodium berghei yoelii<br />

antileishmanial activity<br />

against Leishmania<br />

chagasi <strong>and</strong> Leishmania<br />

amazonensis<br />

antileishmanial activity<br />

against Leishmania<br />

chagasi <strong>and</strong> Leishmania<br />

amazonensis<br />

nematicidal activity against<br />

Meloidogyne javanica<br />

antileishmanial activity<br />

against Leishmania<br />

chagasi <strong>and</strong> Leishmania<br />

amazonensis<br />

toxic fumigant against<br />

Anopheles gambiae<br />

antileishmanial activity<br />

against Leishmania<br />

chagasi <strong>and</strong> Leishmania<br />

amazonensis<br />

ovicidal <strong>and</strong> larvicidal<br />

activity against<br />

Haemonchus contortus<br />

Periyanayagam et<br />

al., 2008<br />

Tempone et al.,<br />

2008<br />

Tempone et al.,<br />

2008<br />

Onifade et al.,<br />

2008<br />

Tempone et al.,<br />

2008<br />

Omolo et al., 2005<br />

Tempone et al.,<br />

2008<br />

Tadesse et al.,<br />

2009<br />

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