Asma Waheed Qureshi et al., Med Aromat Plants 2018, Volume 7 conferenceseries.com DOI: 10.4172/2167-0412-C4-026
5th International Conference & Exhibition on Herbal & Traditional Medicine November 05-06, 2018 | London, UK
Anti-fasciolic efficacy of some medicinal plants in comparison with triclabendazole in naturally infected buffaloes Asma Waheed Qureshi1, Akhtar Tanveer2 and Azhar Maqbool3 1GC Women University, Pakistan 2University of the Punjab, Pakistan 3University of Lahore, Pakistan
he current study Caesalpinia crista (seeds) and Saussurea lappa (roots) were used to treat buffaloes naturally infected with Tfasciolosis and their efficacy (%) was compared with triclabendazole. A total of 81 (72 infected and 9 normal healthy) buffaloes (Bubalus sp.) of Nili Ravi breed, 6.0±0.1 years of ages and both sexes naturally infested with fasciolosis were used for anthelmintic trails. The infected buffaloes were randomly divided into four main groups’ i.e. C, S, T and I. Animals in groups C and S were further sub divided into three sub groups i.e. C1, C2, C3; S1, S2, S3, each having nine animals. Two more infected groups T and I also have nine infected animals each while group G with nine healthy normal animals. Sub-groups C1 and D1 were given dose level of 50 mg/kg body weight, C2 and D2, 100 mg while C3 and D3, 150 mg/kg body weight of crude Caesalpinia crista (seeds) and Saussurea lappa (roots), respectively. Group T was given triclabendazole (10 mg/kg body weight). While for the comparison of animals in I and G served as infected and healthy control groups, respectively. Efficacy (%) for triclabendazole was 100% after first dose while for the two herbal medicine, after administration of second dose of 150 mg/kg body weight. Anti-fasciolic effects of these plants may be due to the presence of metabolites like alkaloids, tannins, saponins, phenolic compounds and flavonoids. The two plants were found significantly (P<0.05) effective and safe to use against fasciolosis.
Biography Asma Waheed Qureshi has completed her PhD at University of The Punjab, Pakistan in 2010. Currently, she is working as an Associate Professor and Head of The Department of Zoology at GC Women University, Sialkot, Pakistan. She has published more than 20 research articles in reputed journals and presented papers in national and international conferences.
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Medicinal & Aromatic Plants Volume 7 ISSN: 2167-0412 Herbal Conference 2018 November 05-06, 2018
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