Lantana camara: An alien weed, its impact on animal health and strategies to control
Journal Title: Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
Lantana camara is one of the most commonly known noxious weed distributed worldwide. The red flower variety (L. camara var. aculeata) of this weed is mainly toxic and usually prevalent in tropical and sub-tropical countries. Lantana leads to hepatotoxicity, photosensitization and intrahepatic cholestasis almost in all the animals. LA is the main toxic pentacyclic triterpenoid present in this weed. Lantadene toxicity leads to fatty degeneration, bile duct hyperplasia, gall bladder edema, degeneration of parenchymal cells and portal fibrosis observed on histopathological examination. L. camara toxicity causes fluctuation in hematological as well as in biochemical parameters. The management of toxic effects can be achieved by activated charcoal, vaccination and supportive therapy but are not much effective. Besides the harmful effects of this plant, there are some beneficial effects also including anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective action, antitumor action etc. The control of this weed is difficult because of its allelopathic action. Nowadays this plant is used in many recent advanced techniques like phytoremediation of particulate pollution, phytoextraction of heavy metals and many others. Thereby the use of this plant in the field of research can be an effective way to manage this alien weed. As far as the toxicity is concerned it can be prevented by the using conventional therapeutic methods along with immunological, nanotechnological and biotechnological approaches. The aim of this article is to discuss the information regarding its progression, mechanism by which it affect animals, pathological alterations, treatment and what strategies we can opt to get rid of this weed.
Authors and Affiliations
Rakesh Kumar, Rahul Katiyar, Surender Kumar, Tarun Kumar, Vijay Singh
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- DOI 10.18006/2016.4(3S).321.337
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