Endod

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Endod is a natural biopesticide made from the berries of the pokeweed plant, Phytolacca dodecandra, from the Ethiopian highlands. It works against snails and mosquito larvae, among other things. An effect against schistosomiasis (schistosomiasis) still needs to be confirmed.

The Ethiopian scientists Legesse Wolde-Yohannes and Aklilu Lemma received the Right Livelihood Award in 1989 for their research into Endod .

literature

Kjell B. Esser, Kassa Semagnb and Legesse Wolde-Yohannes: Medicinal use and social status of the soap berry endod (Phytolacca dodecandra) in Ethiopia . In: Journal of Ethnopharmacology . Vol. 85, No. 2-3, 2003, pp. 269-277. doi : 10.1016 / S0378-8741 (03) 00007-2 .

Web links

Case study on the effect (English)
rightlivelihood.org: Legesse Wolde-Yohannes (1989, Ethiopia) (English)
Aklilu Lemma and Legesse Wolde-Yohannes (264 kB; PDF file)
sgipt.org: Alternative Nobel Prize Winners 1980-Now

Margit Hainzl: Endod - A natural biopesticide , October 11, 2007