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| Hördegen, P.; Cabaret, J.; Hertzberg, H.; Langhans, W.; Maurer, V.. |
| Because of the increasing anthelmintic resistance and the impact of conventional anthelmintics on the environment, it is important to look for alternative strategies against gastrointestinal nematodes. Phytotherapy could be one of the major options to control these pathologies. Extracts or ingredients of six different plant species were tested against exsheathed infective larvae of Haemonchus contortus using a modified methyl-thiazolyltetrazolium (MTT) reduction assay. Pyrantel tartrate was used as reference anthelmintic. Bromelain, the enzyme complex of the stem of Ananas comosus (Bromeliaceae), the ethanolic extracts of seeds of Azadirachta indica (Meliaceae), Caesalpinia crista (Caesalpiniaceae) and Vernonia anthelmintica (Asteraceae), and the ethanolic... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Health and welfare. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/13306/1/hoerdegen%2Detal%2D2006%2DJ_Ethnopharmacol..pdf |
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