TY  - JOUR
T1  - Ascaricidal Activity of Some Medicinal Plants Used bythe Karimojong: A Nomadic Pastoralist Community in Uganda
AU - , E. Emaruk AU - , Olila Deogracious 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 5
IS  - 9
SP  - 724
EP  - 728
PY  - 2006
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2006.724.728
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2006.724.728
KW  - Pseudocedrela kotschyi
KW  -sarcocephalus latifolius
KW  -athroisma sp. terminalia brownie
KW  -ascaricidal
KW  -medicinal plant
AB  - Many rural people world-wide depend on traditional methods of treatment of livestock diseases. In the Karamoja region of Uganda, the pastoralists have accumulated a vast amount of knowledge on natural products  and  traditional livestock management systems. But little work has been done to evaluate and establish a pharmacological basis for their use. In this study, some of the plants that are used by the Karimojong pastoralists were evaluated for ascaricidal activity <I>in vitro</I>. Among the plant extracts evaluated in the  study  <I>Athroisma  </I>sp.,  <I>Sarcocephalus latifolius</I>, <I>Pseudocedrela kotschyi</I> had significant ascaricidal activity. But there was variation in the efficacy of the plant extracts. <I>Athroisma sp.,</I> <I>Pseudocedrela kotschyi and  Sarcocephalus  latifolius</I>  all  achieved  100%  activity  against <I>Ascaris suum</I>. <I>Athroisma</I> sp. achieved 100% activity against the <I>Ascaris</I> at concentrations of 2 , 4  and 8 mg mL<SUP>-1</SUP>. 100% activity was achieved after 36 h of incubation for the 8 mg mL<SUP>-1</SUP> concentration and after 48 h of incubation for the 2  and 4 mg mL<SUP>-1</SUP> concentrations. <I>Pseudocedrela kotschyi </I>achieved 100% mortality at concentrations of 4  and 8 mg mL<SUP>-1</SUP>. 100% mortality  was  achieved  after  36  h  of  incubation  and after 48 h of incubation of the Ascaris for the 4  and 8 mg mL<SUP>-1</SUP> concentrations, respectively. <I>Athroisma</I> sp. Sarcocephalus latifolius. Two of the plants (<I>Pseudocedrela kotschyi</I> and <I>Terminalia brownie</I>) with the highest activity may therefore have some potential for the treatment of nematode infections in ruminants.
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