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Review
Use of plant extracts in sh aquaculture as an alternative to

chemotherapy: Current status and future perspectives
M. Reverter a,b,c,, N. Bontemps b, D. Lecchini a,c, B. Banaigs b, P. Sasal a
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CRIOBE, USR 3278 - CNRS/EPHE/UPVD, Centre de Recherches Insulaires et Observatoire de l'Environnement, BP1013 Papetoai, 98729 Moorea, French Polynesia
CRIOBE, USR 3278 - CNRS/EPHE/UPVD, University of Perpignan Via Domitia, 52 Avenue Paul Alduy, 66860 Perpignan, France
Laboratoire d'Excellence CORAIL, 98729 Moorea, French Polynesia
a r t i c l e
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Article history:
Received 13 May 2014
Received in revised form 28 May 2014
Accepted 30 May 2014
Available online 7 June 2014
Keywords:
Plant extracts
Fish aquaculture
Disease resistance
Immunostimulant
Natural products
a b s t r a c t
Aquaculture is the main source to increase sh supply. Fast development of aquaculture and increasing sh demand lead to intensication of sh culture, magnifying stressors for sh and thus heightening the risk of disease.
Until now, chemotherapy has been widely used to prevent and treat disease outbreaks, although use of chemical
drugs has multiple negative impacts on environment and human health e.g. resistant bacterial strains and residual accumulation in tissue. Hence, disease management in aquaculture should concentrate on environmentally
friendly and lasting methods. Recently, increasing attention is being paid to the use of plant products for disease
control in aquaculture as an alternative to chemical treatments. Plant products have been reported to stimulate
appetite and promote weight gain, to act as immunostimulant and to have antibacterial and anti-parasitic (virus,
protozoans, monogeneans) properties in sh and shellsh aquaculture due to active molecules such as alkaloids,
terpenoids, saponins and avonoids. However, as it is a relatively emerging practice there is still little knowledge
on the long-term effects of plant extracts on sh physiology as well as a lack of homogenization in the extract
preparation and sh administration of the plant extracts. This article aims to review the studies carried out on
the use of plant products on sh aquaculture and their biological effects on sh such as growth promoter,
immunostimulant, antibacterial and anti-parasitic. It also intends to evaluate the current state of the art, the
methods used and the problems encountered in their application to the aquaculture industry.
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Contents
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Potential of plant extracts in aquaculture . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.1.
Plant extracts as appetite stimulators and growth promoters
2.2.
Plant extracts as immunostimulants . . . . . . . . . . .
2.3.
Plant extracts as sh anti-pathogenic . . . . . . . . . . .
2.3.1.
Antibacterial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.3.2.
Anthelminthic (monogeneans) . . . . . . . . .
2.3.3.
Other parasites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Isolated natural products with anti parasitic properties . . . . . .
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Conclusion and perspectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1. Introduction
Corresponding author at: Centre de Recherches Insulaires et Observatoire de
l'Environnement, BP1013 Papetoai, 98729 Moorea, French Polynesia. Tel.: +689 56 13
45; fax: +689 56 28 15.
E-mail address: mirireverter@gmail.com (M. Reverter).
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2014.05.048
0044-8486/ 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Fish and shery products represent a very valuable source of protein

and essential micronutrients for balanced nutrition and good health. In
2009, sh accounted for 17% of the world population intake of animal
protein and 6.5% of all protein consumed. World sh food supply has
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grown considerably in the last ve decades, with an average growth rate

of 3% per year in the period 19612009. Since sh capture has remained
stable at about 90 million tonnes since 1990, aquaculture has been revealed as the main source for increasing sh supply. World aquaculture
production reached 62 million tonnes in 2011 (excluding seaweeds
and non-food products), with an estimated value of US$ 130 billion.
Aquaculture is the fastest-growing animal food producing sector with
an average annual increase of 6% per year in the period 19902010
(FAO, 2012).
However, world aquaculture production is vulnerable and an increase of disease outbreaks has been reported due to culture intensication, resulting in partial or total loss of production (Bondad-Reantaso
et al., 2005). Factors such as overcrowding, periodic handling, high or
sudden changes in temperature, poor water quality and poor nutritional
status contribute to physiological changes in sh such as stress or immunosuppression and thus, heighten susceptibility to infection. Moreover, high concentrations of sh and lack of sanitary barriers facilitate
the spread of pathogens, producing high mortality levels (Cabello,
2006; Naylor et al., 2000; Quesada et al., 2013).
In order to avoid economic losses related to sanitary shortcomings,
several veterinary drugs are commonly used in aquaculture to prevent
or treat disease outbreaks. Antimicrobials and other veterinary drugs
are administered regularly as additives in sh food or sometimes in
baths and injections and are used as prophylactics (prevent diseases before they occur), therapeutics (treat sick animals) or growth promoters
(Rico et al., 2013).
Nevertheless, the use of veterinary drugs is becoming more restricted since they present numerous side-effects for the environment and
health safety. For example, massive use of antibiotics have resulted in
the development of resistant bacteria strains (e.g. Mirand and
Zemelman, 2002; Seyfried et al., 2010) or the presence of residual antibiotics in the muscle of commercialized sh and thus has potential consequences on human health (e.g. Cabello, 2006; Romero Ormazbal
et al., 2012). The use of drugs like trichlorfon or praziquantel in bath
treatments for ectoparasites has also numerous disadvantages like
development of resistance (Umeda et al., 2006), being hazardous for animal health (Forwood et al., 2013; Kiemer and Black, 1997) and environmental disadvantages. Vaccination has also been regarded as a potential
treatment against disease outbreaks in aquaculture. However, commercial vaccines are too expensive for widespread use by sh producers and
they have the downside that a single vaccine is effective against only
one type of pathogens (Harikrishnan et al., 2011a; Pasnik et al., 2005;
Sakai, 1999).
Considering the potential harm of veterinary drug treatments on the
environment and human health and in some cases their limited efcacy,
disease management should concentrate on harmless, preventive and
lasting methods. Moreover, disease outbreaks are frequently associated
with sh tness and health, most pathogens being opportunistic and
taking advantage of immunocompromised or stressed sh, thus alternate solutions should maximize sh immunity and tness to avoid
and face pathogen infections (e.g., Ashley, 2007; Davis et al., 2002;
Iguchi et al., 2003; Ruane et al., 1999). Some of the proposed solutions
are the use of natural products (plant extracts) or probiotics (benecial
microbial strains) in the culture of sh and shrimp (e.g., Citarasu, 2010;
Lee et al., 2009; Makkar et al., 2007; Mohapatra et al., 2013; Panigrahi
and Azad, 2007). Finally, there is an increasing interest in consuming organic and environmentally friendly food. Thereafter, the limitation of
chemical products in aquaculture and the use of natural treatments
could enhance the consumption of aquaculture products.
In this article we aim to review the potential of plant extracts as a
sustainable and effective substitute for chemical treatments in sh
aquaculture. In order to be as exhaustive as possible we performed several database cross searches with the keywords plant extracts and we
found 115 results that matched our criteria. The results clearly show
that there is an increasing number of published studies highlighting
the potential application of natural products and plant extracts in
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aquaculture either as immunostimulant or to ght parasite diseases

(Fig. 1).
2. Potential of plant extracts in aquaculture
Plant extracts have been reported to favor various activities like antistress, growth promotion, appetite stimulation, enhancement of tonicity and immunostimulation, maturation of culture species, aphrodisiac
and anti pathogen properties in sh and shrimp aquaculture due to active principles such as alkaloids, terpenoids, tannins, saponins, glycosides, avonoids, phenolics, steroids or essential oils (Chakraborty and
Hancz, 2011; Citarasu, 2010). Besides, their use could reduce costs of
treatment and be more environmentally friendly as they tend to be
more biodegradable than synthetic molecules and they are less likely
to produce drug resistance in parasites due to the high diversity of
plant extract molecules (Blumenthal et al., 2000; Logambal et al.,
2000; Olusola et al., 2013).
2.1. Plant extracts as appetite stimulators and growth promoters
Several plant extracts are reported to stimulate appetite and promote weight gain when they are administered to cultured sh
(Harikrishnan et al., 2012a; Pavaraj et al., 2011; Takaoka et al., 2011)
(Table 1). Shalaby et al. (2006) showed that food intake, specic growth
rate and nal weight of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) increased
when garlic was incorporated in the diet. In another study, grouper
Ephinephelus tauvina fed with a diet supplemented with a mixture of
methanolic herb extracts (Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon), Long
pepper (Piper longum), stonebreaker (Phyllanthus niruri), coat buttons
(Tridax procumbens) and ginger (Zingiber ofcinalis)) displayed 41%
higher weight than sh fed with the control (Punitha et al., 2008). Ji
et al. (2007a) showed that olive ounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) fed
with a herbal mixture of medicated leaven (Massa medicata fermentata),
hawthorne (Crataegi fructus), virgate wormwood (Artemisia capillaris)
and Cnidium ofciale (2:2:1:1) had higher weight gain than the control
sh and showed higher total carcass unsaturated fatty acid content and
lower carcass saturated fatty acid content, indicating that feeding with
the herbal mixture improves fatty acid utilization. The authors suggested that this could be caused by a lower plasma triglyceride and
high plasma HDL-CHO (high-density lipoprotein cholesterol) levels in
the herbal mixture diets.
Besides, plant extracts have been shown to improve digestibility and
availability of nutrients resulting in an increase in feed conversion and
leading to a higher protein synthesis (Citarasu, 2010; Nya and Austin,
2009b; Talpur et al., 2013). For example, Putra et al. (2013) showed
that supplemented diet with 1% of ethanolic katuk extract (Sauropus androgynous) stimulated appetite, growth and improved food utilization
Fig. 1. Number of published articles about the use of plant, algae or natural products in
aquaculture.
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Table 1
Growth-promoter and immunostimulant effect of plant extracts on sh.
Plant
Fish
Type of extract
Allium sativum
Cynodon dactylon
Satureja khuzestanica
Sauropus androgynus
Urtica dioica
Viscum album
Tilapia zilii
Oncorhyncus mykiss
Cyprinus carpiio
Epinephelus coioides
Oncorhyncus mykiss
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Powder (bulb)
Powder
Type of administration Length of treatment (days) Growth promoter Immunostimulant References
Oral
Oral
Oral
Ethanol (leaves) Oral
Water (leaves)
Oral
Water (leaves)
Oral
75
40
35
70
21
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(lower feed conversion ratio) in grouper Ephinephelus coioides. However, E. coioides fed with enriched diets with higher percentages of
katuk extract (2.5 and 5%) presented lower growth. These results also
indicate the importance of suitable dosing to obtain the desired effects
and thus the need for further studies to chemically characterize extracts
in order to be able to quantify active molecules and establish adequate
doses.
2.2. Plant extracts as immunostimulants
The immune system is classied into innate (non-specic) and
adaptive (specic) immune systems. The innate immune system is the
rst line of defense against invading pathogens and their major components are macrophages, monocytes, granulocytes, and humoral elements, including lysozymes or complement systems (Harikrishnan
et al., 2009b). An immunostimulant is a substance that enhances the
defense mechanisms or immune response (both specic and nonspecic), thus rendering the animal more resistant to diseases and external aggressions (Anderson, 1992).
+
+
Jegede (2012)
Oskoii et al. (2012)
Khansari et al. (2013)
Putra et al. (2013)
Dgenci et al. (2003)
Dgenci et al. (2003)
+
+
+
+
+
An increasing interest in the use of plant extracts as sh

immunostimulants has arisen in the last decade (Galina et al., 2009;
Vaseeharan and Thaya, 2013). Several studies have monitored the immunological parameters after intraperitoneal injection or orally administered plant extracts on distinct sh species and they found that treated
sh showed increased lysozyme activity, phagocytic activity, complement activity, increased respiratory burst activity and increased plasma
protein (globulin and albumin) (e.g. Dgenci et al., 2003; Wu et al.,
2010; Yuan et al., 2007) (Table 1). Lysozymes play an important role
in the defense of sh by inducing antibacterial activity in the presence
of a complement (Harikrishnan et al., 2012b). Phagocytosis is one of
the main mediators of innate immunity to pathogens, while respiratory
burst is also a crucial effector mechanism for limiting the growth of sh
pathogens (Divyagnaneswari et al., 2007). Increase in plasma protein,
albumin and globulin, is considered a strong innate response in shes.
Other studies analyzed the hematological parameters which provides a clue of the sh health status and they found that erythrocytes,
lymphocytes, monocytes, hemoglobin and hemocrit levels signicantly
increased in sh treated with plant extracts compared to control sh
Table 2
In vitro anti-bacterial studies of several plant extracts and herbal mixture extracts. *Plants are from marine origin (seaweeds or macroalgae).
Studied plants
Most effective plants
Type of
extract
Parasite species
MIC
(mgmL-1)
References
31 Brazilian plants
Cariniana legalis
Actinostemon concolor, Cariniana
legalis, Croton oribundus,
Cryptocarya aschersoniana,
Merremia tomentosa, Myrcia
tomentosa, Siparuna guianensis,
Virola sebifera
Calyptranthes clusifolia,
Merremia tomentosa
Heracleum lasiopetalum,
Satureja bachtiarica
Methanol
A. hydrophila
F. columnare
0.187
0.094
Castro et al. (2008)
S. agalactiae
1.5
Ethanol
S. iniae
0.078; 0.039 Pirbalouti et al. (2011)
Allium sativum
Water
7.81
62.5
Asparagopsis taxiformis*
Ethanol
Colocasia esculenta
Water
E. tarda, V. parahaemolyticus, V. vulnicus

Citrobacter freundii, Escherichia coli,
S. aureus, S. agalactiae
A. salmonicida, P. damselae, P. piscicida,
V. alginolyticus, V. cholerae, V. harveyi,
V. parahaemolyticus, V. vulnicus
V. alginolyticus, V. cholera, V. harveyi,
V. parahaemolyticus, V. vulnicus
A. hydrophila
Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella abony,
Enterococcus faecalis,
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
E. tarda, V. alginolyticus, P. uorescens,
P. aeruginosa, A. hydrophila
10 Iranian medicinal plants
Terminalia catappa
Laminaria digitata*, Laminaria saccharina*,
Himanthalia elongata*, Palmaria
palmata*, Enteromorpha spirulina*
Gracilaria corticata*, Enteromorpha
compressa*, Ulva fasciata*, Aegiceras
corniulatum, Xylocarpus granatum,
Aegialitis rotundifolia, Aglaia cucullata,
Cynometra iripa
Mastocarpus stellatus*, L. digitata*,
Ceramium rubrum
Gracilaria edulis*, Calorpha peltada*,

Hydroclothres sp.*
Rosmarinus ofcinalis, Zataria multiora,
Anethum graveolens, Eucalyptus globulus
Sargassum latifolium*
H. elongata*
Water
Methanol
C. iripa
Methanol
L. digitata*, C. rubrum*
Hexane,
methanol
G. edulis*
Ethanol
Rosmarinus ofcinalis
Essential oil
Chloroform
Wei and Musa (2008)
Genovese et al. (2012).
Wei et al. (2010)

0.5
Chitmanat et al. (2005)

Cox et al., 2010
0.038
Choudhury et al.
(2005)
Dubber and Harder

(2008)
A. hydrophila, A. salmonicida,
L. anguillarum, P. damselae,
P. anguilliseptica, V. alginolyticus,
Yersinia ruckeri
E. coli, Enterobacter aerogenes, S. aureus,
P. aeruginosa, S. faecalis, B. cereus
S. iniae
3.9
Kolanjinathan et al.
(2009)
Roomiani et al. (2013)
V. parahaemolyticus, V. harveyi
V. alginolyticus
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5
Dashtiannasab et al.
(2012)
(e.g. Harikrishnan et al., 2012a; Innocent et al., 2011; Shalaby et al.,

2006).
For example, Park and Choi (2012) showed that Nile tilapia
(O. niloticus) fed with diets containing different doses of mistletoe
(Viscum album coloratum) for a period of 80 days in which immunological parameters were monitored (lysozyme activity, respiratory burst
activity, alternative complement activity and phagocytic activity),
displayed an increase in activity. After that period, sh were challenged
against Aeromonas hydrophila and treated sh had 42% more survivability than the control group.
Another study showed that olive ounder (P. olivaceus) infected
with the scutociliate Philasterides dicentrarchi presented less mortality
(3045%) when fed with monkey head mushroom (Hericium
erinaceum) enriched diet (0.1 and 1% respectively) compared to control
group which had a mortality of 90%. Lysozyme activity and burst respiratory activity of olive ounder increased more in the treated groups, indicating that enhancement of immunological system leads to a better
protection of olive ounder against P. dicentrarchi (Harikrishnan et al.,
2011b).
Kim and Lee (2008) showed that non-specic immune response in
juvenile olive ounder (P. olivaceus) sh was enhanced (increased
phagocyte respiratory burst, serum lysozyme and myeloperoxidase activities) with dietary supplementation of kelp (Ecklonia cava), most
probably due to the high antioxidant and polyphenolic content in
E. cava.
These results indicate that enriched diets with plant extracts have
benecial effects on sh health and enhance the immune system and
hence they could play an important role in preventing disease outbreaks
in aquaculture systems. However, in most cases mechanisms responsible for the physiological answer in sh are still unknown.
2.3. Plant extracts as sh anti-pathogenic
Numerous studies have reported a wide range of bioactivities
displayed by natural products from plants, fungus and algae, which revealed to be of great interest in the prevention or treatment of pathogens (e.g. Tagboto and Townson, 2001; Zahir et al., 2009; Zheng et al.,
2007). Several current studies showed that plant extracts presented
anti parasitic properties both in vitro and in vivo against sh pathogens
(bacteria, virus, fungus, helminths and other parasites) (Tables 2, 3, 4, 5,
6).
2.3.1. Antibacterial
2.3.1.1. Tests in vitro. Antibacterial properties of plant products have
been by far the most studied bioactivity with potential application in
aquaculture systems (Table 2). Castro et al. (2008) found that 31 methanolic extracts of Brazilian plants presented antibacterial activity (agar
diffusion assay) against the sh pathogenic bacteria Streptococcus
agalactiae, Flavobacterium columnare and A. hydrophila, F. columnare
being the most susceptible microorganism to most of the tested extracts. Wei and Musa (2008) studied the susceptibility (minimum inhibitory concentration, MIC) of two Gram positive bacteria
(Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus agalactiae), four Gram negative bacteria (Citrobacter freundii, Escherichia coli, Vibrio
parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnicus) and 18 isolates of Edwardsiella
tarda to aqueous extract of garlic (500, 250, 125, 62.5 mg/mL), and
found that all garlic extracts were effective against the tested pathogenic bacteria.
Some recent studies reveal seaweed and algae as a potential source
of antimicrobial products (e.g. Alghazeer et al., 2013; Al-Saif et al.,
2014; Mendes et al., 2013). Dubber and Harder (2008) showed that
methanol extracts of red hornweed (Ceramium rubrum) (10 mg dry
weight/mL) and hexane extracts of oarweed (Laminaria digitata) (31
mg dry weight/mL) evoked strong antibacterial activities against 16 different bacteria tested (marine bacteria and sh pathogenic bacteria).
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more susceptible than Gram-negative marine Vibrionaceae. Another
study showed the broad antibacterial activity (agar diffusion assay)
of ethanol extract of algae limu kohu (Asparagopsis taxiformis)
(100 mg/mL) against 9 sh pathogenic bacteria, which was specially
strong against Vibrio alginolyticus (17.0 1.4 mm), Vibrio vulnicus
(16.8 1.0 mm) and Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida
(15.0 0.9 mm) (Genovese et al., 2012).
2.3.1.2. Tests in vivo. Indian major carp (Labeo rohita) fed with enriched
diets in Indian ginseng (Achyrantes aspera) (0.2%) and prickly chaff
ower (Withania somnifera) (0.5%) showed 41% and 49% respectively
of reduced mortality when it was challenged against A. hydrophila compared to control groups (Sharma et al., 2010; Vasudeva Rao et al., 2006).
In other studies, tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) intraperitoneally
injected with water extracts of purple fruited pea eggplant (Solanum
trilobatum) (400 mg/kg) and Chinese cedar (Toona sinensis) (8 mg/kg)
presented 27% and 57% respectively of reduced mortality when
they were challenged against A. hydrophila compared to control groups
(Divyagnaneswari et al., 2007; Wu et al., 2010). Moreover,
Divyagnaneswari et al., 2007 found that a single herbal extract injection
at the highest dose (400 mg/kg) of Solanum trilobatum water extract exhibited the best protection, but when administered twice, ethanol lowest dose extract (4 mg/kg) presented the lowest mortality (16.7%).
Harikrishnan et al. (2012a) observed that kelp grouper (Epinephelus
bruneus) fed with different doses of chaga mushroom (Inonotus
obliquus) ethanolic extract had a lower cumulative mortality (20% and
15% for 1% and 2% enriched diet respectively) after 30 days of Vibrio
harveyi infection compared to control group (90% mortality) (See
Table 3).
2.3.2. Anthelminthic (monogeneans)
Monogenean parasites are atworms which inhabit skin, gills and
eventually eyes of sh. Monogeneans from the genus Dactylogyrus,
Gyrodactylus and Neobenedenia are widespread parasites affecting a
large number of cultured sh and inducing signicant economic losses
worldwide (Deveney et al., 2001; Woo et al., 2002). Up to now, there
are no effective methods to prevent monogenean infections in open
aquaculture systems and the only available technique is to remove attached parasite stages through different bath treatments. Moreover,
monogenean eggs are highly resistant to physical and chemical treatments due to their sclerotized protein shell protecting the developing
embryo (Ernst et al., 2005; Whittington, 2012).
In consequence, several studies have been performed recently to assess the anthelminthic activity of plant extracts in order to treat monogenean infections (Table 4). Plant extracts like methanolic extract of
bupleurum root (Radix bupleuri chinensis), aqueous and methanolic extracts of cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia), methanolic extract of Chinese
spice bush (Lindera agreggata) and methanolic and ethyl acetate extracts of golden larch (Pseudolarix kaempferi) have shown to possess
100% in vivo efcacy against monogenean Dactylogyrus intermedius
when added to water of infected goldsh (Carassius auratus) (Ji et al.,
2012; Wu et al., 2011). Tu et al. (2013) studied the effect of several extracts of Indian sandalwood (Santalum album) against D. intermedius
and Gyrodactylus elegans on goldsh and found that chloroform extract
was the most effective and safest for the shes. They also observed that
bath treatment with long duration and multiple administrations could
eliminate a great proportion of monogenean infections.
Hutson et al. (2012) assessed the effect of aqueous extracts from different algae on the lifecycle of the parasite Neobenedenia sp. They observed that infection success on Lates calcarifer was lower in the
presence of Asparagopsis taxiformis (51%) and Ulva sp. (54%) extracts
in seawater compared with the control (71%). Moreover, A. taxiformis
extract inhibited embryonic development of Neobenedenia sp. and reduced hatching success to 3% compared with 99% for the seawater
control. Militz et al. (2013a,b) fed farmed barramundi (L. calcarifer)
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Table 3
In vivo anti-bacterial studies of several plant extracts and herbal mixture extracts. *Plants are from marine origin (seaweeds or macroalgae).
Plant
Fish
Type of extract
Type of
administration
Immunostimulant Antibacterial
Length of Growth
treatment promoter
(days)
References
Achyranthes aspera
Aegle marmelos
Allium sativum
Labeo rohita
Cyprinus carpio
Labeo rohita
Lates calcarifer
Powder (seeds)
Powder (leaves)
Powder (bulb)
Powder (bulb)
Oral
Oral
Oral
Oral
35
50
60
14
Oreochromis niloticus
Powder (bulb)
Oral
Oncorhyncus mykiss
Powder (bulb)
Vasudeva Rao et al. (2006)

Pratheepa et al. (2010)
Sahu et al. (2007)
Talpur and Ikhwanuddin
(2012)
Shalaby et al. (2006);
Aly et al. (2008);
Aly and Mohamed (2010)
Nya and Austin (2009b);
Fazlolahzadeh et al. (2011)
Rattanachaikunsopon and
Phumkhachorn (2009)
Ji et al. (2007b)
Manilal et al. (2012)
+
+
+
+
A.
A.
A.
V.
30, 60, 90
A. hydrophila
Oral
14, 58
A. hydrophila
Powder, water
Oral
14
Pagrus major
Penaeus monodon
Powder (leaves)
Organic solvents
Oral
Oral
84
21, 28
Astralagus
membranaceous
Azaridachta indica
Sciaenops ocellatus
Powder
Oral
28
Lates calcarifer
Powder (leaves)
Oral
15
Cinnamomum verum
Essential oil
Oral
14
Cnidium ofcinale
Coriandrum sativum
Crataegi fructus
Pagrus major
Catla catla
Pagrus major
Pagrus major (larvae)
Labeo rohita
Catla catla
Macrobrachium
rosenbergii
Epinephelus bruneus
Cyprinus carpio
Powder (root)
Powder (leaves)
Powder (fruit)
Methanol
Powder (root)
Ethanol
Powder
Water
Oral
Oral
Oral
Oral
Oral
Oral
Oral
Oral
84
14
84
12 h
60
60
30, 60, 90
12
Ethanol
Water
Oral
Oral
Amphiprion sebae
Methanol
Sciaenops ocellatus
Powder
Litopenaeus vannamei Powder
Injection
Oral
Oral
Epinephelus bruneus
Epinephelus bruneus
Epinephelus bruneus
Pagrus major
Cyprinus carpio
Oreochromis
mossambicus
Ictalurus punctatus
Oral
Oral
Oral
Oral
Intraperitoneal
Intraperitoneal,
oral
Oral
40
Andrographis
paniculata
Artemisia capillaris
Asparagopsis
taxiformis
Curcuma longa
Cynodon dactylon
Echinacea purpurea
Eichhornia crassripes
Eriobotrya japonica
Euphorbia hirta
Excoecaria agallocha
Fructus forsythiae
Gracilaria
tenuistipitata
Inonotus obliquus
Kalopanax pictus
Lactuca indica
Massa medicata
Ocimum sanctum
Origanum
heracleoticum
Rosmarinus ofcinalis
Sophora avescens
Scutellaria baicalensis
Siegebeckia
glabrescens
Solanum trilobatum
Terminalia catappa
Tinospora cordifolia
Toona sinensis
Viscum album
Withania somnifera
Zingiber ofcinale
Oreochromis sp.
Oplegnathus fasciatus
Sciaenops ocellatus
Epinephelus bruneus
Oreochromis
mossambicus
Beta splendens Regan
Oreochromis
mossambicus
Oreochromis
mossambicus
Anguilla japonica
Labeo rohita
Lates calcarifer
Oncorhyncus mykiss
Ethanol
Ethanol
Ethanol
Powder (fruit)
Methanol
Water
Essential oil
hydrophila
hydrophila
hydrophila
harveyi
S. agalactiae
+
V. anguillarum
V. harveyi,
V. alginolitycus,
V. parahemolyticus
Photobacterium
damsela
V. splendidus
V. harveyi
S. iniae
Talpur and Ikhwanuddin

(2013)
Rattanachaikunsopon and
Phumkhachorn (2010)
Ji et al. (2007b)
Innocent et al. (2011)
Ji et al. (2007b)
Takaoka et al. (2011)
Sahu et al. (2008)
Kaleeswaran et al. (2011)
Aly and Mohamed (2010)
Chang et al. (2013)
+
+
+
+
V. anguillarum
A. hydrophila
V. anguillarum
Vibrio sp.
A. hydrophila
A. hydrophila
A. hydrophila
Lactococcus garvieae
30
50
+
+
V. carchariae
P. uorescens
28
35
+
+
A. hydrophila
V. splendidus
V. alginolyticus
Kim et al. (2011)

Pratheepa and Sukumaran
(2011)
Dhayanithi et al. (2012)
Pan et al. (2013)
Sirirustananun et al. (2011)
28
28
28
84
+
+
+
+
+
+
V. harveyi
V. alginolyticus
S. iniae
V. anguillarum
A. hydrophila
A. hydrophila
Harikrishnan et al. (2012a)

Harikrishnan et al. (2011e)
Harikrishnan et al. (2011c)
Ji et al. (2007a,b)
Pavaraj et al. (2011)
Logambal et al. (2000)
A. hydrophila
Zheng et al. (2007)
S. iniae
Abutbul et al. (2004)
S. agalactiae
E. tarda
V. splendidus
V. parahaemolyticus
Wu et al. (2013)
Harikrishnan et al. (2011f)
Pan et al. (2013)
Harikrishnan et al. (2012b)
+
+
+
+
1, 2, 4
+
+
+
Pan et al. (2013)
Powder, ethyl
acetate
Ethanol
Ethanol
Powder
Ethanol
Oral
15
Oral
Oral
Oral
Oral
30
42
28
28
Water, Hexane
Intraperitoneal
A. hydrophila
Water
Water
Ethanol,
petroleum ether
Water
Bath
Intraperitoneal
Intraperitoneal
+
+
A. hydrophila
A. hydrophila
A. hydrophila
Divyagnaneswari et al.
(2007)
Purivirojkul (2012)
Alexander et al. (2010)
Sudhakaran et al. (2006)
Intraperitoneal
A. hydrophila
Wu et al. (2010)
Water
Water
Powder (root)
Powder
Water, powder
Oral
Oral
Oral
Oral
Oral
+
+
+
+
+
A.
A.
A.
V.
A.
Choi et al. (2008)

Park and Choi (2012)
Sharma et al. (2010)
Talpur et al. (2013)
Dgenci et al. (2003);
Nya and Austin (2009a);
Haghighi and Rohani
(2013)
14
80
42
15
1, 4
+
+
+
+
hydrophila
hydrophila
hydrophila
harveyi
hydrophila
with two enriched garlic diets and observed that when sh were
challenged with Neobenedenia sp. treated groups during long-term supplementation (30 days) displayed 70% reduced infection success compared to control and short-term supplementation (10 days).
2.3.3. Other parasites

Until now only a few studies have reported plant antiviral,
antifungal or antiprotozoal activities on sh pathogens (See Tables 5
and 6).
Direkbusarakom et al. (1996) found that 18 Thai traditional herbs
presented antiviral activity against Oncorhyncus Mason Virus (OMV)
and Infectious Hemotopoietic Necrosis Virus (IHNV), while Orchocarpus
siamensis and star gooseberry (Phyllanthus acidus) inhibited the replication of OMV and IPNV (Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus) in cells.
Direkbusarakom et al. (1998) showed that Clinacanthus nutans
ethanolic extract inactivated Yellow-Head Virus (YHV) in vitro at concentrations as low as 1 g/mL, and when black tiger shrimp (Penaeus
monodon) were fed with the extract, the cumulative mortality decreased from 75% in control group to 33% in 1% enriched diet. In other
studies P. monodon challenged with White Spot Syndrome Virus
(WSSV) and intramuscularly injected or orally administered aqueous
extract of Bermuda grass displayed no mortality and no signs of white
spot disease compared to 100% mortality observed in control group
(Balasubramanian et al., 2007, 2008a,b). All these studies point out
that virus inactivation may occur by the interaction between the extract
and the envelope of the virus.
Xue-Gang et al. (2013) showed that 10 plant species used in traditional Chinese medicine displayed strong inhibition against Saprolegnia
and Achlya klebsiana. The petroleum ether extracts of conidium fruit
(Cnidium monnieri), magnolia bark (Magnolia ofcinalis) and aucklandia
root (Aucklandia lappa) were the ones with the best antifungal
activity. Hashemi Karouei et al. (2011) found that ethanol extracts of
common rue (Ruta graveolens) had anti fungal effects and prevented
growth of Saprolegnia sp., while Genovese et al. (2013) found that the
red algae Asparagopsis taxiformis presented antifungal activity against
Aspergillus species. In an in vivo study, Chitmanat et al. (2005) showed
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that Indian almond leaf (Terminalia catappa) extract reduced fungal infection in tilapia eggs.
Buchmann et al. (2003) found that garlic extract killed theronts of
the ciliate Ichthyophthirius multilis responsible for the white spot disease at 62.5 mg/L and tomocysts of the same parasite at 570 mg/L.
Harikrishnan et al. (2012c) showed that mortality of infected olive
ounder by the ciliate Miamiensis avidus decreased from 80% in the control diet to 40% when sh were fed with a supplemented diet in Suaeda
maxima extract.
These studies highlight the antiparasitic activities of numerous plant
extracts and their potential to be used as an alternative to chemical
treatments. However, the use of natural products in aquaculture is a
very recent trend so even if most of the studies show promising results
there are only a few studies that have analyzed the long-term effects on
sh physiology. Several studies have shown that plant extracts can have
a toxic effect on sh if applied at inadequate doses (e.g. Ekanem et al.,
2007; Kavitha et al., 2012; Sambasivam et al., 2003). Consequently, further regulation and standardization are required in order to use plant
products in the aquaculture industry. Normalized extraction procedure
depending on the bioactive molecules identied, application procedure,
doses and duration of treatment depending on the type of parasite
should be established.
3. Isolated natural products with anti parasitic properties
As the interest in the use of plant products in aquaculture is relatively recent, most of the efforts have been made in identifying potential activities on different plant species. However, identifying the active
molecules responsible for the observed bioactivities is the next step
and would allow 1) to optimize the extraction procedure, 2) to enable
appropriate dosage and 3) to study mechanisms of action.
A few isolated and characterized natural products have been evaluated for their activity in preventing and treating disease outbreaks in
aquaculture. Kumar et al. (2013) administered oral azadirachtin (1) to
goldsh and observed that all immunologic parameters were enhanced
(p b 0.05) as well as hematologic parameters and sh presented a
higher relative rate survival (42.6%) compared with the control against
Table 4
In vivo anti-helminth studies of several plant extracts and herbal mixture extracts. *Plants are from marine origin (seaweeds or macroalgae). PE: petroleum ether, CHL: chloroform, EA:
ethyl acetate, ME: methanol. Underlined solvents are the solvents that displayed better results, while bold letter solvents didn't show any activity.
Plant
Fish
Type of extract
Type of administration
Antihelminthic
References
Allium sativum
Lates calcarifer
Artemisia annua
Artemisia argyi
Asparagopsis taxiformis*
Caesalpinia sappan
Chelidonium majus
Cimifuga foetida
Cinnamomum cassia
Cuscuta chinensis
Dryopteris crassizhizoma
Eupeitorium fortunei
Kochia scoparia
Lindera agreggata
Lysima chiachristinae
Momordica cochinchinensis
Piper guineense
Polygala tenuifolia
Prunus amygdalus
Pseudolarix kaempferi
Radix bupleuri chinense
Radix peucedani
Rhizoma cimicifugae
Santalum album
Semen momordicae
Semen amygdali
Ulva sp.*
Piaractus mesopotamicus
Heterobranchus longilis
Carassius auratus
Lates calcarifer
Carassius auratus
Carassius auratus
Carassius auratus
Carassius auratus
Carassius auratus
Carassius auratus
Carassius auratus
Carassius auratus
Carassius auratus
Carassius auratus
Carassius auratus
Carassius auratus
Carassius auratus
Carassius auratus
Carassius auratus
Carassius auratus
Carassius auratus
Carassius auratus
Carassius auratus
Carassius auratus
Carassius auratus
Lates calcarifer
Water (bulb)
Water (bulb)
Powder (bulb)
Ethanol (leaves)
ME, PE, CHL, EA, water
Water
Ethanol
Methanol (seeds)
PE, CHL, EA, acetone, ME
PE, CHL, EA, ME, water
CHL, ME, EA, water
Water
Oral
Bath
Oral
Bath
Bath
Bath
Bath
Bath
Bath
Bath
Bath
Bath
Bath
Bath
Bath
Bath
Bath
Oral
Bath
Bath
Bath
Bath
Bath
Bath
Bath
Bath
Bath
Bath
Neobenedenia sp.
Neobenedenia sp.
Anacanthorus penilabiatus
Monogenean
D. intermedius
Neobenedenia sp.
D. intermedius
D. intermedius
D. intermedius
D. intermedius
D. intermedius
D. intermedius
D. intermedius
D. intermedius
D. intermedius
D. intermedius
D. intermedius
Monogenean
D. intermedius
D. intermedius
D. intermedius
D. intermedius
D. intermedius
D. intermedius
D. intermedius, Gyrodactylus elegans
D. intermedius
D. intermedius
Neobenedenia sp.
Militz et al. (2013a,b)

Militz et al. (2013a,b)
Martins et al. (2002)
Ekanem and Brisibe (2010)
Huang et al. (2013)
Hutson et al. (2012)
Huang et al. (2013)
Yao et al. (2011)
Wu et al. (2011)
Ji et al. (2012)
Huang et al. (2013)
Lu et al. (2012)
Huang et al. (2013)
Lu et al. (2012)
Ji et al. (2012)
Huang et al. (2013)
Wu et al. (2011)
Ekanem et al. (2004)
Lu et al. (2012)
Wu et al. (2011)
Ji et al. (2012)
Wu et al. (2011)
Wu et al. (2011)
Wu et al. (2011)
Tu et al. (2013)
Wu et al. (2011)
Wu et al. (2013)
Hutson et al. (2012)
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Table 5
In vitro anti-parasitic studies of several plant extracts and herbal mixture extracts. *Plants are from marine origin (seaweed or macroalgae).
Studied plants
Most effective plants
Type of extract
Parasite species
20 Indian traditional
medicinal plants
Aegle marmelos, Cynodon dactylon,

Lantana camara, Mormodica charantia,
Phyllantus amarus
M. ofcinalis, Sophora alopercuroides
Rumex obtusifolius, Sophora avenscens,
Echinacea purpurea and Zingiber ofcinale
Angelica pubsecens, Magnolia ofcinalis,
Aucklandia lappa
Petroleum ether, benzene, diethyl ether,

chloroform, ethyl acetate, methanol,
ethanol, water
Methanol
Ethanol
White Spot Syndrome

Virus
Balasubramanian et al. (2007)
I. multiliis
Saprolegnia australis
Yi et al. (2012)
Caruana et al. (2012)
30 medicinal plants
24 crude plant
extracts
40 plant extracts
A. taxiformis*
Morus alba
Ruta graveolens
Methanol
Saprolegnia sp.,
Achlya klebsiana
Aspergillus sp.
I. multiliis
Saprolegnia sp.
Ethanol
Acetone, ethyl acetate
Ethanol
MIC
(mg/mL)
References
62.5
Xue-Gang et al. (2013)
0.155
Genovese et al. (2013).

Fu et al. (2014)
Hashemi Karouei et al. (2011)
25
poppy (Macleaya microcarpa) that has the ability to cause DNA single
and double strand breaks resulting in DNA damage, which may be responsible for the anthelminthic activity (Matkar et al., 2008).
Chelerythrine (4) and chelidonine (5) are also benzo[c]phenanthridines
with antimicrobial, antifungal and anti-inammatory activity isolated
from greater celandine (Chelidonium majus L.) (Malikova et al., 2006;
Walterov et al., 1995). Chelerythrine (4) exhibits high cytotoxic potency against a large number of cells, through multiple apoptosis-inducing
pathways, so a direct action on mitochondria may be involved in the
eradication of parasites (Kaminskyy et al., 2008; Kemny-Beke et al.,
2006; Slaninov et al., 2001). Some studies like Philchenkov et al.
(2008) indicated that the mechanism of action of chelidonine (5)
against D. intermedius may be through the mitochondrial cell death
pathway activated through caspase-9.
Dioscin (6) and polyphyllin D (7) are two diosgenyl saponins isolated from Himalayan paris (Paris polyphylla) that display antibacterial
(Hufford et al., 1988), antiviral (Ikeda et al., 2000), antifungal (Sautour
et al., 2004; Takechi et al., 1991), inammatory (Kim et al., 1999) and
high cytotoxic activities (Cheung et al., 2005; Mimaki et al., 2001). Recent works found that the mode of action of saponins is similar to that
of conventional anthelminthic drugs such as praziquantel, so they
would affect the permeability of the cell membrane of the parasites
and cause vacuolization and disintegration of monogenea teguments
(Schmahl and Taraschewski, 1987; Wang et al., 2010a). Brucein A and
D (8, 9) are two quassinoids isolated from (Brucea javanica) that have
displayed activity against several protozoan parasites (Nakao et al.,
2009; O'Neill et al., 1987; Wright et al., 1988, 1993) as well as antiinammatory, antitrypanosomal and antimalarial activities (Bawm
et al., 2008; Hall et al., 1983; Saxena et al., 2003) and it seems that
their major cellular target on parasites are proteins (Guo et al., 2005).
A. hydrophila infection. The same molecule also displayed potential to

treat Argulus sp. infection in goldsh, presenting a therapeutic index
(difference in toxicity between the parasite and the sh) of 4.10
(Kumar et al., 2012b). Azadiracthin is a highly oxygenated triterpenoid
isolated from neem (Azadirachta indica) which is known to have antimicrobial and pesticidal properties while being non-toxic to vertebrates
(Govindachari et al., 2000). Some works indicated that azadirachtin
block microtubule formation and thus inhibit cell division, and other
studies indicated that azadirachtin antiparasitic effect can be explained
by its effect on molting and juvenile hormones (Mitchell et al., 1997;
Mordue, Luntz and Blackwell, 1993) (Fig. 2).
Kumar et al. (2012a) evaluated the effect of piperine (2) on the ectoparasite Argulus sp. parasitizing C. auratus and found that Argulus mortalities were positively correlated with concentration of piperine,
whose therapeutic index was 5.8. This study conrmed that increase
in time of exposure of parasitized sh to compounds led to drastic reduction in the parasitic load to a minimum level, conrming that low
dosage of piperine can effectively control ectoparasites from sh as
long as the duration of exposure to the treatment is increased. Piperine
is a bioactive amide isolated from long pepper (Piper longum) known to
have insect repellent activity (Traxler, 1971) (Fig. 2).
Several natural products such as sanguinarine (3), chelerythrine (4),
chelidonine (5), dioscin (6), polyphyllin D (7), brucein A and D (8, 9),
palmitic acid (10), pharnilatin (11), osthol (12) and isopimpinellin
(13) have been isolated from different plants through bioassay-guided
fractionations and proved to have better anthelminthic activity against
D. intermedius than positive controls of mebendazole (a commercial
anthelminthic drug) (Hao et al., 2012; Li et al., 2011; Liu et al., 2012;
Wang et al., 2008, 2010a,b, 2011; Yao et al., 2011) (Fig. 2). Sanguinarine
(3) is a benzo[c]phenanthridine alkaloid isolated from Kelway's plume
Table 6
In vivo anti-parasitic studies of several plant extracts and herbal mixture extracts. *Plants are from marine origin (seaweed or macroalgae).
Plant
Fish
Type of extract
Type of
Lengthof Immunostimulant Other parasites
administration treatment
(days)
References
Capsicium frutescens
Carica papaya
Carassius auratus
Carassius auratus
Bath
Bath
Ling et al. (2012)

Clinacanthus nutans
Cynodon dactylon
Penaeus monodon
Penaeus monodon
Water
Petroleum ether
(seeds)
Ethanol
Water
Gracilaria
tenuistipitata*
Hericium erinaceum
Litopenaeus
vannamei
Paralichthys olivaceus
Kalopanax pictus
Mucuna pruriens
Prunella vulgaris
Psoralea corylifolia
Suaeda maritima
Terminalia catappa
Epinephelus bruneus
Carassius auratus
Carassius auratus
Powder
Ethanol
(mycelium)
Ethanol
Methanol (leaves)
Ethanol
Methanol
Ethanol
Aqueous (leaves)
I. multiliis
I. multiliis
Oral
Intramuscular
injection, oral
Oral
7
5
Yellow-Head Rhadovirus
Direkbusarakom et al. (1998)
White Spot Syndrome Virus Balasubramanian et al. (2008a,b)
35
White Spot Syndrome Virus Sirirustananun et al. (2011)
Oral
30 + 30
Philasterides dicentrarchi
Harikrishnan et al. (2011b)
Oral
Bath
Oral
Bath
Oral
Bath
28
28
28
P. dicentrarchi
I. multiliis
Uronema marinum
I. multiliis
M. avidus
Trichodina sp.
Harikrishnan et al. (2011e)

Harikrishnan et al. (2011d)
Ling et al. (2013)
Harikrishnan et al. (2011c)
Chitmanat et al. (2005)
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O
O
OH
O
OH
OH
H
O
HO
N+
N+
O
N
O
HO
O
HO
HO
HO HO
O
6
HO
H
O
HO
O
O
HO HO
HO
O
HO
OH
HO
OH
OH
OH
OH
HO
O
HO
O
OH
O
OH
O
HO
O
H
OH
HO
HO
O
H
10
12
OH
HO
NH2
O
O
O
HO
NH
OH
11
O
OH
OH
13
14
15
16
Fig. 2. Structures of natural products with anti-parasitic activity with their stereochemistry.
Synergistic effect of mixed herbal extracts has been reported before,

so it is of great importance to determine whether the bioactivity observed is due to isolated molecules or it is rather a consequence of a synergistic effect between several molecules contained in the extracts
(Bhuvaneswari and Balasundaram, 2006; Harikrishnan et al., 2009a,
2010; Ji et al., 2007b). For example, Lee et al. (2009) showed that
the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of clove (Syzygium
aromaticum) essential oil against bacteria isolated from aquaculture
sites was lower than MIC from the supposed bioactive molecule eugenol
(14) (Fig. 2). However, Rattanachaikunsopon and Phumkhachorn
(2010) and Abd El-Galil (2012) showed that antibacterial activity of carvacrol (15) against E. tarda and Tenacibaculum maritimum was enhanced when administered with cymene (16) (Fig. 2).
4. Conclusion and perspectives

The benecial properties and efcacy of plant products on the health
of cultured sh depends on the plant part, the method of extraction and
the extract concentration. Although numerous studies have reported
multiple activities and potential application of plant extracts in aquaculture, there has been little effort to homogenize the extraction
procedure, the extract concentration and the administration way. Intraperitoneal injection has proved to be the most rapid and efcient way of
administration although it is expensive, laborious and stressful for sh,
specially for very young specimens; thus oral administration seems the
most suitable for aquaculture (Anderson, 1992; Blazer, 1992; Yoshida
et al., 1995). Besides, the effect of plant products on sh is dose-
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dependent and there is a potential for overdosing, so determining the

suitable extract concentration is of great importance (Harikrishnan
et al., 2011a; Kajita et al., 1990). Therefore, the upcoming necessities
are quantifying and characterizing chemically plant extracts in order
to identify active molecules responsible for the observed activity and
thus facilitate the establishment of a standardized protocol including
different methods of extraction depending on the bioactive molecules
observed, adequate extract concentration and regularized administration way.
Terrestrial plants have been studied and exploited extensively over
centuries for the bioactivities of their extracts. Algae are also considered
to be a rich source of bioactive molecules, but only recent researches
have started to study their chemical composition and to evaluate
their potential bioactivities, mainly against human pathogens (e.g.
Lima-Filho et al., 2002; Sukoso et al., 2012; Zbakh et al., 2012). Nevertheless, they present an enormous potential to be used in aquaculture as
immunostimulant and preventing disease outbreaks as 1) they present
a wide range of original bioactive molecules (e.g. Cannell, 2006; Holdt
and Kraan, 2011; Stengel et al., 2011), 2) they seem to possess multiple
strong bioactivities such as antibacterial and anthelminthic (e.g. Al-Saif
et al., 2014; Mayer and Lehmann, 2000) and 3) the utilization of local
algae can avoid the introduction of exogenous molecules in the marine
environment. Therefore, more studies should be conducted in this discipline, following the same directions with plants in order to assure a regulated and appropriate use of either plant or algae extract in aquaculture.
Regarding treatment of ectoparasites like monogeneans, studies
have frequently focused on nding extracts or chemical compounds
with anthelminthic properties which can be added to water to
treat infectious stages. However, natural products are not necessarily
present in the marine environment and thus their release in the environment (through bath treatment) can have the same side effects as
with current synthetic drugs (resistance development or side-effects
on surrounding wildlife). Hence, a better approach would be to focus
on the immunostimulant and anthelminthic properties of these compounds when administered orally (with food) to sh in order to avoid
monogenean infection through a reenforced protection of sh against
pathogens like the study conducted by Militz et al. (2013a,b).
Based on this review, it is clear that the use of plant or algae extract
can open promising perspectives in terms of parasite treatment in aquaculture. However, it is necessary to carry out tests under homogeneous
conditions with controlled amount of identied active molecules along
with negative controls for a real estimation of the effectiveness of the
tested product. Finally, it seems important not only to determine the
molecules involved in the activity against pathogens but also to establish the induced response in the sh physiology. Quantifying the response in sh can be achieved by measuring hematological indices,
but also by analyzing the expression of genes directly or indirectly involved in the physiological response like innate immunity genes.
Acknowledgments
This work was supported by the Ministry of Overseas France (MOM
Conv. HC 217-13), the National Center for Scientic Research (CNRS),
the Direction of Marine and Mining Ressources (DRMM) and the Polynesian Aquaculture Cooperative. This research is part of an EPHE PhD
thesis supported by a Labex Corail doctoral grant accorded to M.
Reverter.
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Use of plant extracts in sh aquaculture as an alternative to

Fish and shery products represent a very valuable source of protein

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grown considerably in the last ve decades, with an average growth rate

aquaculture either as immunostimulant or to ght parasite diseases

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Type of administration Length of treatment (days) Growth promoter Immunostimulant References

An increasing interest in the use of plant extracts as sh

Most effective plants

Castro et al. (2008)

0.078; 0.039 Pirbalouti et al. (2011)

E. tarda, V. parahaemolyticus, V. vulnicus

10 Iranian medicinal plants

Gracilaria edulis*, Calorpha peltada*,

Wei and Musa (2008)

Genovese et al. (2012).

Wei et al. (2010)

Chitmanat et al. (2005)

Dubber and Harder

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(e.g. Harikrishnan et al., 2012a; Innocent et al., 2011; Shalaby et al.,

They also showed that Gram-positive marine Bacillaceae were generally

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Vasudeva Rao et al. (2006)

Talpur and Ikhwanuddin

Kim et al. (2011)

Harikrishnan et al. (2012a)

Zheng et al. (2007)

Abutbul et al. (2004)

Pan et al. (2013)

Choi et al. (2008)

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2.3.3. Other parasites

Militz et al. (2013a,b)

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Most effective plants

Aegle marmelos, Cynodon dactylon,

Petroleum ether, benzene, diethyl ether,

White Spot Syndrome

Balasubramanian et al. (2007)

Xue-Gang et al. (2013)

Genovese et al. (2013).

A. hydrophila infection. The same molecule also displayed potential to

Ling et al. (2012)

White Spot Syndrome Virus Sirirustananun et al. (2011)

Harikrishnan et al. (2011b)

Harikrishnan et al. (2011e)

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Synergistic effect of mixed herbal extracts has been reported before,

4. Conclusion and perspectives

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dependent and there is a potential for overdosing, so determining the

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immune system and disease resistance in Paralichthys olivaceus against Uronema

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of bruceine A, a natural quassinoid compound extracted from a medicinal plant,

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Gracilaria edulis, Calorpha peltada,