Evaluation of Latex Extract of Euphorbia royleana for its Piscicidal and Muricidal Activities
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The present paper deals with the piscicidal and muricidal (mice killing effect) activities of latex extract of Euphorbia royleana against freshwater snakehead fish, Channa punctatus and Swiss albino mice Mus musculus. Calculated values of lethal concentration (LC and LC ) showed that latex extract is toxic 50 90 against both the experimental animal. The toxicity of latex extract against freshwater fish, Channa punctatus was both time and dose-dependent. But in case of mice Mus musculus, the toxicity was only dose dependant and it was higher in comparison to fish. The results suggest that this latex should be used at lower dose level only for therapeutic purposes and also in an infrequent manner to maintain a healthy environment.
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