melia azedarach/atrophy

Melia azedarach fruits were administered at single doses ranging from 5 to 30 g/kg bw to 10 calves. The animals dosed with 25 g/kg bw and 30 g/ kg bw died, as well as 1/2 cattle that received 15 g/kg bw. Clinical signs were depression, ruminal stasis, anorexia, diarrhea, incoordination, muscle

The chloroformic extracts from dried fresh leaves ofAzadirachta indica A. Juss. and Melia azedarach L. (Meliaceae) showed marked inhibitory activity on epimastigotes growth of Trypanosoma cruzi, evidenced by 96-wells microtiter plate bioassay and radioactive thymidine incorporation experiment. Each

Toosendanin (TSN), which is extracted from the root bark of Melia toosendan Siebold and Zuccarini, has multiple modes of action against insects. Especially, this compound has a potent stomach poisoning activity against several lepidoptera pests. In this paper, the signs of toxicity, digestive