dc.contributor.author | Njonge, F. K. | |
dc.contributor.author | . Mutugi, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Kareru, P. G. | |
dc.contributor.author | Githigia, S. M | |
dc.contributor.author | Waihenya, R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Nyakundi, W. O | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-09-25T07:22:07Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-09-25T07:22:07Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Njonge, F. K., M. Mutugi, P. G. Kareru, S. M. Githigia, R. Waihenya, and W. O. Nyakundi. "Assessment of herbal anthelmintics used by the farmers in Kirinyaga county, Kenya, for the treatment of helminthiosis in cattle." African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 7, no. 29 (2013): 2100-2105. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/91468 | |
dc.description.abstract | The a
im of this study was to assess
and validate
the herbal anthelmintic remedies
used by farmers in
Kirinyaga
county
, Kenya for
the treatment of th
eir cattle against gastrointestinal nematodes
.
The herbs
used
were identified
via
questionnaire survey
s
through f
ocused group discussion
s
. The aqueous
extracts of
plants used:
Aspillia pluriseta
,
Vernonia lasiopus,
Entada leptostachya
and
Erythrina
abyssinica
were prepared and using dosage
between
10
and
30%
,
the viability of infective strongyle
larvae were assessed
for a period of 48 h. The results of the
in
vitro
antihelmintic study indicated a high
to moderate anthelmintic activity
for the tested extracts
.
E.
leptostachya
exhibited the highest
in
vitro
anthelmintic activity
,
while
E.
abyssinica
had the lowest activ
ity. The anthelmintic activity may have
been due to the presence of saponins in the herbal remedies. There was a positive correlation between
the saponin concentration and the anthelmintic activity
of
the
extracts
. In general
,
the
in
vitro
anthelmintic act
ivity increased with the extract concentration for the medicinal plants examined. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en_US |
dc.subject | Anthelmintics , in - vitro , Entada leptostachya , dosage, husbandry | en_US |
dc.title | Assessment of herbal anthelmintics used by the farmers in Kirinyaga county, Kenya, for the treatment of helminthiosis in cattle | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.type.material | en_US | en_US |