How come that the latex of euphorbia is compared to niclosamide as molluscicide?

Question

How come that the latex of euphorbia is compared to niclosamide as molluscicide?

Answer 1

Niclosamide is the most commonly tested and widely used chemical molluscicide ( since about 1968 ).

That`s the reason why scientists use it as reference in tests of new molluscicides.

One of many examples:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/89564...

About niclosamide:

http://www.who.int/whopes/quality/en/Nic...

Answer 2

You have to go to the scientific literature.  Try here:http://www.ajtmh.org/cgi/reprint/58/1/7....