High incidence of cancer and other diseases have boosted the interest in herbal products to
be used as alternatives to synthetic drugs worldwide. Plants that present biological activity …

The essential oil extracted from the dried flower buds of clove, Eugenia caryophyllata L.
Merr. & Perry (Myrtaceae), is used as a topical application to relieve pain and to promote …

Clove oil is an effective, local and natural anaesthetic. Many hatcheries and research
studies use clove oil to immobilize fish for handling, sorting, tagging, artificial reproduction …

Clove oil is used as a fish anesthetic because it is a natural and inexpensive product with
low toxicity risks. The goal of the present study was to determine the appropriate …

Anaesthesia is a widely used tool in fish handling, sampling and surgery in aquaculture;
thus, fish anaesthesiology has been studied for a long time. In this case, there are several …

Anesthesia plays a critical role in prevention of mechanical injuries and manipulation stress
in fish. Commercially reared fish are subjected to confinement and handling including …

This study investigated the effectiveness of eugenol and of the essential oil (EO) of Lippia
alba when used in the transport of the silver catfish (Rhamdia quelen). These investigations …

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o eugenol como anestésico para a tilápia-do-nilo. Para
a concentração ideal, foram avaliados seis tratamentos (50, 75, 100, 150, 200 e 250 mg L …

The aim of this study was to investigate anesthetic efficacy of myrcene and linalool on
Cyprinus carpio in comparison with eugenol. The fish were exposed to 150, 200, 400, 600 …

Expensive imported drugs that are sometimes not available in the market are used to
anesthetize and avoid handling stress in farmed tambaquis and to control and prevent …