Pak J Biol Sci. 2022 Sep;25(10):911-921. doi: 10.3923/pjbs.2022.911.921.
<b>Background and Objective:</b> Diseases caused by microbes vectored by mosquitoes are still a health problem in tropical countries today. DHF and Malaria are the two primary diseases vectored by mosquitoes, the morbidity and mortality rates have increased in low countries until now. However, the best way to control these two diseases is to control vectors, namely mosquitoes. Research has been conducted to determine the bioactive content and larvicidal activity of local plant extracts of North Sulawesi. <b>Materials and Methods:</b> The clove and trumpet flower samples were obtained from Minahasa, while the nutmeg samples were obtained from Sitaro Regency. Empirically, people use plant parts to repel mosquitoes. Extraction of plant simplicia was carried out by the maceration method. Qualitative and quantitative methods carried out the phytochemical content analysis. Qualitative analysis uses Harborne's (1996) method while qualitative analysis uses the UV Vis Spectrophotometer method. Toxicity tests were carried out on mosquito larvae developed in the laboratory. <b>Results:</b> The results showed that combining clove leaf extract, nutmeg flesh extract and trumpet flower synergistically increased the bioactive content. Flavonoids increased in the combination of extracts compared to partial extracts. The combination of extracts showed the highest toxicity to mosquito larvae (LC<sub>50</sub>: 22.541 mg L<sup>1</sup>), while the lowest was the partial extract of clove leaves with LC<sub>50</sub> (54.965 mg L<sup>1</sup>). <b>Conclusion:</b> The combination of extracts showed the best toxicity activity on mosquito larvae. Research on bioactive characteristics and toxicity in adult mosquitoes needs to be carried out in the future.
由蚊子传播的微生物引起的疾病仍是当今热带国家的一个健康问题。登革热和疟疾是由蚊子传播的两种主要疾病,其发病率和死亡率在低海拔国家至今仍在上升。然而,控制这两种疾病的最佳方法是控制媒介,即蚊子。已经进行了研究,以确定北苏拉威西当地植物提取物的生物活性含量和杀幼虫活性。材料与方法:丁香和喇叭花样本取自米纳哈萨,肉豆蔻样本取自西达罗摄政区。人们从经验上使用植物部分来驱赶蚊子。植物粗提物的提取采用浸渍法进行。定性和定量方法进行了植物化学成分分析。定性分析采用 Harborne(1996 年)的方法,而定量分析采用 UV Vis 分光光度法。在实验室中对发育的蚊子幼虫进行了毒性测试。结果:结果表明,丁香叶提取物、肉豆蔻果肉提取物和喇叭花提取物联合使用可提高生物活性含量。与部分提取物相比,组合提取物中的类黄酮增加。提取物的组合对蚊子幼虫表现出最高的毒性(LC50: 22.541 mg L1),而部分丁香叶提取物的毒性最低(LC50: 54.965 mg L1)。结论:提取物的组合对蚊子幼虫表现出最好的毒性活性。未来需要进行有关成蚊生物活性特征和毒性的研究。