ALCOHOLIC TINCTURE OF GARLIC (Allium sativum) ON GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOPARASITES OF SHEEP- SHORT COMMUNICATION

Authors

  • Fernanda C. Cunha Santos
  • Neventon U. Moreira Carvalho

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/cab.v15i1.23284

Keywords:

agroecology, helminth, phytotherapy, medicinal plants

Abstract

The continuous and indiscriminate use of anthelmintic drugs has caused a growing problem of parasite resistance to conventional treatments. In this context, plant essential oils and active components can be used as alternatives or in association with current anthel­mintic treatment. Garlic (Allium sativum) is a herbal medicine with various therapeutic properties: immunostimulating, anticancer, hepatoprotective, antioxidant, antiviral, antifungal and antiparasitic. The aim of this experiment was to evaluate the effect of garlic alcoholic tincture on gastrointestinal endoparasites of sheep. For this, 54 sheep were randomly divided into three treatments. Treatment 1 (T1) received 40 g of garlic alcoholic tincture orally; treatment 2 (T2) received 60 g orally; T3 was the control group. Fecal samples were collected at days 0, 7 and 14, to perform laboratorial tests. Reduction of eggs per gram of feces in T1 and T2 was 0% on days 7 and 14. No difference in larvae genus was identified between treatments or days. In this experiment garlic alcoholic tincture presented no effect on gastrointestinal endoparasites of sheep.

KEYWORDS: agroecology; helminth; medicinal plants; phytotherapy.

 

 

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Published

2014-03-28

How to Cite

SANTOS, F. C. C.; CARVALHO, N. U. M. ALCOHOLIC TINCTURE OF GARLIC (Allium sativum) ON GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOPARASITES OF SHEEP- SHORT COMMUNICATION. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 15, n. 1, p. 115–118, 2014. DOI: 10.5216/cab.v15i1.23284. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/23284. Acesso em: 17 may. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2014)

Section

Veterinary Medicine

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