摘要
Molluscicidal property of seed and root of tribal pulse Abrus precatorius and seeds of Argemone mexicana against snail Lymnaea acuminata was studied. It was observed that molluscicidal activity of seed and root powder of A. precatorius and seed powder of A. mexicana, was both time and dose dependent. Abrin and glycyrrhizic acid in A. precatorius seed and root, respectively and protopine and sanguinarine in seed of A. mexicana was identified as the active moiety causing snail death by co-migration of active agent with seed and root powder.