The Journal of Phytopharmacology 2024; 13(1):43-48 ; DOI:10.31254/phyto.2024.13107
Phytochemical analysis and in vitro anti-nemathelminthic activity of selected ethnoveterinary herbal preparations used by local healers in small ruminants of Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu
V Ramakrishnan1 , R Ramprabhu2 , S Rajathi3 , R Shankar4
1. Assistant Professor, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kundrakudi, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS), Sivagangai, Tamil Nadu 630206, India
2. Professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Madras Veterinary College, Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS), Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600007, India
3. Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS), Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu 627358, India
4. Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS), Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600007, India
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 10th December, 2023 / Accepted: 24th February, 2024
Small ruminants are of great significance to the Indian economy and provide living for two-thirds of the rural population. Gastrointestinal helminths of small ruminants pose a significant impact on small ruminant production. Inappropriate use of synthetic anthelminthics and very limited quantity of synthetic therapeutic agents favours the risk. Natural plant products are far more diverse than synthetic therapeutic agents and many of them have historically shown to be potential in traditional medicine in the treatment of a variety of gastrointestinal helminths. The present study was conducted in view of validating the anthelminthic activity of herbal preparations used by local healers and farmers of Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. The herbal preparations used by local healers and farmers that were previously documented, was assessed for its anthelminthic activity in the current study. In vitro egg hatch assay was conducted. The study revealed a dose-dependent inhibition of egg hatching. The extracts were subjected to phytochemical analysis to evaluate the phytochemicals responsible for the activity. It was found that flavonoids, sterols, terpenoids, tannins and saponins might be accountable for the activity.
Aloe vera, Egg hatch assay, Garlic, Neem, Turmeric
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Ramakrishnan V, Ramprabhu R, Rajathi S, Shankar R. Phytochemical analysis and in vitro anti-nemathelminthic activity of selected ethnoveterinary herbal preparations used by local healers in small ruminants of Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. J Phytopharmacol 2024; 13(1):43-48. doi: 10.31254/phyto.2024.13107
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