Original Research Article
Year: 2021 | Month: October-December | Volume: 6 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 228-234
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijshr.20211033
Botanical Potency of Chromolaena odorata Linn (Hagonoy) as Mosquitocidal
John Michael Sasan1, 2, Rengee May Lumantao3, Carl Laurence Magallon3, Natasha Marie Canillo3, Ehrl Rosalita3, Marion Anthony Magallon3
1Research Coordinator, 2Lecturer, 3Scholar,
Department of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, PAU Excellencia Global Academy Foundation, Inc., Cebu, Philippines
Corresponding Author: John Michael Sasan
ABSTRACT
Chromolaena odorata Linn is considered an environmental weed that is traditionally used as a treatment of numerous environmental conditions such as wound healing functions and amelioration of inflammation. In this study, Chromolaena odorata linn was discovered as an alternative and natural product of mosquitocide. Based on the results gathered and obtained the stem, leaves, and roots are proven to be effective to use rather than using only one part of the plant. Furthermore, the data gathered shows that it only took a small amount of time to kill the mosquito using all parts of the Chromolaena odorata linn extract. The mosquitocidal activity of Chromolaena odorata linn had shown its potential significance, eco-friendly, and cost-effective with the presence of botanical phytochemicals (alkaloids, cardiac glycosides, anthocyanin, tannin, and flavonoids) as a source of controlling the mosquito population
Keywords: botanical potency, mosquitocidal, chromolaena odorata Linn, mosquitos.