Showing papers on "Excoecaria agallocha published in 1974"
TL;DR: In this article, a piscicidal constituent from fresh twigs and bark of Excoecaria agallocha (Euphorbiaceae), whose leaves, and especially the milky juice, have been used for catching fish in New Caledonia, was isolated and monitored by killie-fish bioassay.
Abstract: We isolated a piscicidal constituent from fresh twigs and bark of Excoecaria agallocha (Euphorbiaceae), whose leaves, and especially the milky juice, have been used for catching fish in New Caledonia) We wish to report the isolation, structure and piscicidal activity of the constituent. The isolation of the constituent was monitored by killie-fish bioassay.2) Benzene-soluble fraction of the methanol extract obtained from fresh twigs and bark of E. agallocha was separated by column chromato
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