Use of plants in novel approaches for control of gastrointestinal helminths in livestock with emphasis on small ruminants

JB Githiori, S Athanasiadou, SM Thamsborg - Veterinary parasitology, 2006 - Elsevier
Helminth infections are a major cause for reduced productivity in livestock, particularly those
owned by the poor worldwide. Phytomedicine has been used for eons by farmers and …

Plant secondary metabolites: antiparasitic effects and their role in ruminant production systems

S Athanasiadou, I Kyriazakis - Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 2004 - cambridge.org
The purported antiparasitic properties of plant secondary metabolites (PSM) have been the
cause of controversy amongst the scientific community. Despite long-standing knowledge of …

An ethnobotanical survey of herbal drugs of Gourma district, Mali

D Diallo, B Hveem, MA Mahmoud, G Berge… - Pharmaceutical …, 1999 - Taylor & Francis
The Gourma population has a vast knowledge of medicinal plants, as demonstrated in this
survey carried out between 1999 to 1991 with herbalists, traditional healers and resource …

Antiplasmodial activity of selected Sudanese medicinal plants with emphasis onAcacia nilotica

A El‐Tahir, GMH Satti, SA Khalid - Phytotherapy Research: An …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Twenty‐two plant organs from eleven plants comprising five families were extracted and
screened for antiplasmodial activity in vitro against Plasmodium falciparum 3D7 …

Traditional herbal drugs of southern Uganda, I

FA Hamill, S Apio, NK Mubiru, M Mosango… - Journal of …, 2000 - Elsevier
One-hundred four plant species used medicinally by herbalists from three southern
Ugandan tribes were collected and identified. The collection includes a large portion of the …

Larvicidal effects of aqueous extracts of Balanites aegyptiaca (desert date) against the larvae of Culex pipiens mosquitoes

B Chapagain, Z Wiesman - African journal of Biotechnology, 2005 - ajol.info
The effect of aqueous extracts of the fruit pulp, seed kernel, roots, bark, and leaves of
Balanites aegyptiaca Del.(Zygophyllacea) against the larvae of the Culex pipens mosquito …

Anthelmintic activity of the stem bark extracts of Berlina grandiflora and one of its active principles, Betulinic acid

NM Enwerem, JI Okogun, CO Wambebe, DA Okorie… - Phytomedicine, 2001 - Elsevier
This study examines the anthelmintic activity of a methanol, hexane and ethylacetate
extracts of Berlina grandiflora and purified betulinic acid, the major triterpenoid found in the …

Fasciolicidal efficacy of Albizia anthelmintica and Balanites aegyptiaca compared with albendazole

WS Koko, M Galal, HS Khalid - Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2000 - Elsevier
An attempt was made to evaluate the oral doses of 9 g/kg-body weight of Albizzia
anthelmintica Brong. Mimoaseae stem bark water extract and 9 g/kg body weight of B …

Medicinal plants used as anthelmintics: Ethnomedical, pharmacological, and phytochemical studies

JC Romero-Benavides, AL Ruano… - European journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Intestinal parasites delay mental and physical development in children. Infection with these
parasites can result in complications during pregnancy and alter the health of newborns …

Free radical scavenging, α-glucosidase inhibitory and lipase inhibitory activities of eighteen Sudanese medicinal plants

SMI Elbashir, HP Devkota, M Wada… - … and alternative medicine, 2018 - Springer
Background Lifestyle-related diseases such as diabetes are steadily increasing worldwide.
In Sudan, there are a variety of plant species used traditionally for the treatment of diabetes …