Dengue cases has been continuously growing in the country for the past few years. With this, the researchers aim to provide an efficient prevention for the illness through the experimentation of the extract of Mimosa pudica specifically as mimosine extract as a mosquitocidal agent. Mimosa pudica locally known as Makahiya are easily found in the moist areas and is readily available and accessible most of the time. Mimosa pudica contains a substance that is called Mimosine, which is
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of study Since the beginning of agriculture humans have had to endure major crop losses because of disease. Even today, when crop health is under careful scrutiny, disease may suddenly strike and ruin an entire season's growth. Fungal plant pathogens play an important role in all our lives as they threaten food security, economic prosperity and natural environments. Many fungi produce biologically activecompounds, several of which are toxicto animals or plants
practice which is also known as medical herbalism, botanical medicine, herbology, herbal medicine, and phytotherapy. The scope of herbal medicine is extends from plants to fungal and bee products, as well as animal parts (Acharya and Shrivastava, 2008). Study about traditional use of medicines is recognized as a better way to learn about the potential future medicines. Around 80 of the modern medicines used were derived from "ethnomedical" plant sources (Fabricant and Farnsworth, 2001). 1.2 Plant Metabolites