by Globo Rural Online
(A powder mixture trunk timbó with water kills the mosquito - Photo: Thinkstock )
Research Department of Botany, University of Brasilia ( UNB ) concluded that the stem of the plant substances known as fish poison ( Serjamia lethalis ) kill the larvae of Aedes aegypti , the mosquito that transmits dengue. According to the studies, the stem of timbó powder mixed with water form a viscous solution that eliminates the larvae .
"This solution effectively kills the Aedes aegypti . Already knew the plant, but had never been tested before its use for this purpose. We are pleased with the results, " explains Professor José Elias de Paula , who led the research . He was aided by Marsilius Sales, public servants .
Timbo is a Tupi word meaning poison , something that kills . The plant is native to the Brazilian Cerrado and is used to combat fleas and worms of-foot . According to Marsilius Sales, the idea to initiate the research came from a conversation with his father , who mentioned that the fish poison was used to combat fleas in the Northeast . " From there , I talked to the teacher , and decided to do tests to see if also work against the larvae of dengue ," he says.
The teacher emphasized that expects future partnerships are made so that the plant can be used as quickly as possible in combating dengue . " If it's marketed right and really is heeded by the population , in 2020 there will be no more dengue in the country ," Sales bet . The solution was recorded in September in the Federal District .
Source : Globo Rural Magazine ( Brazil ) .
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