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Recherche sur l'activite anthelmintique des plantes de l'Afrique de l'Ouest

Eighteen plants traditionally used for the treatment of human and animal helminthiasis in Africa were screened for anthelmintic activity using the Nippostrongylus - rat model. Aloe barteri, Terminalia avicennioides, Annona senegalensis, Cassia occidentalis, Anogeissus leiocarpus and Diospyros mespil...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim, M.A., Nwude, N., Ogunsusi, R.A., Aliu, Y.O.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Francés
Published: 1984
Subjects:
anthelmintics
gastroenteritis
rats
drug plants
disease control
therapy
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/10891
Summary:Eighteen plants traditionally used for the treatment of human and animal helminthiasis in Africa were screened for anthelmintic activity using the Nippostrongylus - rat model. Aloe barteri, Terminalia avicennioides, Annona senegalensis, Cassia occidentalis, Anogeissus leiocarpus and Diospyros mespiliformis showed significant activity, giving deparasitizations of 92, 89, 75, 69, 60 and 58% respectively compared to untreated controls.

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