Abstract

PRIETO, Adela; OCAMPO, Ana Auró de; FERNANDEZ, Alexis  and  PEREZ, Mónica B.. The use of natural medicine in the control of aquatic organism diseases and the potentiality of its utilization in Cuba and Mexico. TIP [online]. 2005, vol.8, n.1, pp.38-49. ISSN 1405-888X.

Several medicinal plants that are used for the treatment of fish and shrimp diseases are describer. The information is from different documents from Cuba, México and other countries. The therapeutic and prophylactic effects on aquatic edible and ornamental species of at least 40 vegetable products have already been proved and validated thanks to numerous experimental studies. At present about 30 studies are under research, so the potential benefits for aquaculture are great. Most of the plants are common in tropical and subtropical countries, but there are also some trademarks which have already commercialized in Mexico and Japan.

Keywords : Shrimp; Cuba; medicinal plant; México; fish.

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