The natural plant extracts include plants, bacteria and invertebrate. The purpose of this study is to find a high effective but low toxic anticancer agent. Here is how we did the study. The natural organisms are minced and soaked by buffers or solvents.
Eleven indigenous Ghanaian plant species were tested for their toxicity to 3 storage pest species: Acanthoscelides obtectus, Prostephanus truncatus and Sitophilus oryzae under laboratory conditions. P. truncatus was reared on loose maize grains, S. oryzae on wheat grains and A. obtectus on cowpeas.
Recent efforts to discover photochemical that could substitute for petroleum-derived fuels and industrial feedstock’s have not given much attention to the potential of these same photochemical to provide sources of biologically active compounds.
An attempt was also made to identify areas that need further study. The information provided in this review may aid in enhancing awareness in agroindustries involved in the cultivation, harvesting, and utilization of Jatropha plants and its products with respect to the potential toxicity of Jatropha, and consequently in application and enforcement of occupational safety measures.
Pure nicotine is not allowed in Organic Agriculture. Nicotine found in tobacco tea is also forbidden in some organic standards. However, tobacco tea is permitted under other organic standards because it is a plant extract produced on-farm and the concentration of nicotine in tobacco tea is typically low, meaning only minute quantities of nicotine are actually applied.
Mineral inputs used in Organic Agriculture should contain as few heavy metals as possible. Due to the lack of any alternative, and long-standing, traditional use in Organic Agriculture, copper and copper salts are exceptions for the time being.
Abuse of the plant by teenagers in Zimbabwe for its claimed hallucinogenic effects has also been reported, with the advent of serious toxicity in some cases. Several adverse reactions have been attributed to the use of or contact with Eucalyptus oils, extracts, and fresh and processed plant material.
These extracts showed not only very high tumor inhibition, but also low toxicity. The left chart of this slide shows the tumor inhibition of a bacterium extract on the sarcoma model. The tumor inhibition was 77%. The right chart of this slide shows the comparison of the toxic and treating dosages.
The most prominent neurotoxicological effects were increased flaccid limb paralysis and spastic hind-limb paralysis. Tachypnoea was noted at low doses and higher doses produced laboured breathing. The retropulsion observed with higher doses could indicate the reported hallucinogenic effects of the plant extract.