Volume 17, Issue 39, January - June, 2023

Anthelmintic effects of two extracts of traditional medicinal plants (Balanites aegyptica and Khaya senegalensis) on gastrointestinal parasites in goats

Alain Loabe Pahimi^1,2♦, Christophe Wang-Baa Temoa¹, Pierre Wandjoumbe¹, Christine Soukbo¹, Ali Salihou¹, Souley Bagari Iya¹, Yannick Pierre Mole Zogo¹

¹Institute of Agricultural Research for Development, IRAD Garoua, PO Box 415 Garoua, Cameroon
²Department of Environmental Sciences, National Higher School of Engineering of Maroua, ENSPM Maroua, PO Box 46 Maroua, Cameroon

^♦Corresponding author
Institute of Agricultural Research for Development, IRAD Garoua, PO Box 415 Garoua, Cameroon and Department of Environmental Sciences, National Higher School of Engineering of Maroua, ENSPM Maroua, PO Box 46 Maroua, Cameroon

ABSTRACT

This study was conducted with the aim of enhancing plants for treatment of gastrointestinal parasites in goats, as an alternative to the chemical control already known. Plant extracts from the leaves of Balanites aegyptica and Khaya Senegalensis were used and animals were placed in 04 batches for three repetitions: An untreated control batch (Lb); one batch treated (1 mL/subject) with Ivomec D (Lg); one batch treated (40 mL/subject) with Balanites aegyptica (Lv) extract; and one batch treated (40 mL/subject) with Khaya senegalensis (Lr) extract. In general, the plant extracts used throughout the study lower the parasite load of batches 3 and 4. They have a significant effect on the intestinal parasites of goats and this over a limited period of time (two weeks after administration) and prove to be more effective than the chemical dewormer (Ivomec D). The administered doses of these extracts, despite their minimal quantities (40 mL/kg of body weight), seems to be effective against gastrointestinal parasites in goats.

Keywords: Gastrointestinal parasites, Plant extracts, Parasitic load, Chemical dewormer

Drug Discovery, 2023, 17(39), e24dd1934

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi.v17i39.e24dd1934

Published: 05 June 2023