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. 2016 Jan 6;10(3):303–314.

Table 1.

List of plant screened against Aedes aegypti and Anopheles stephensi

No Plants name Family Medicinal/toxic property
1 Passiflora foetida Passifloraceae Pitta, inflammation, insomnia, depression and anxiety disorders
2 Annona glabra Annonaceae Anticancer effects, substantial antimicrobial, antifungal and moderate insecticidal, sporicidal and cytotoxic
3 Cosmos bipinnatus Asteraceae Jaundice, intermittent fever and splenomegaly
4 Laurus nobilis Lauraceae rheumatism and dermatitis
5 Abutilon indicum Malvaceae Febrifuge, anthelmintic, antiemetic, anti-inflammatory, and in urinary and uterine discharges, piles, and lumbago
6 Gossypium herbaceum Annonaceae Febrifuge, anthelmintic, antiemetic, anti-inflammatory.
7 Annona reticulata Annonaceae Febrifuge, anthelmintic, antiemetic, anti-inflammatory, and in urinary and uterine discharges, piles, and lumbago
8 Hyptis suoveolens Lamiaceae Gastrointestinal infections, cramps, and pain, skin infections
9 Thespesia populnea Malvaceae Antifertility, antibacterial, antiinflammatory, antioxidant, purgative and hepatoprotective activity