AVALIAÇÃO DE PLANTAS MEDICINAIS EM CAPRINOS DA REGIÃO DO SEMI-ÁRIDO PARAIBANO NATURALMENTE INFECTADOS POR NEMATÓIDES GASTRINTESTINAIS
2007
Wirllânea Vasconcelos Fontes de Almeida | Maria Luana Cristiny Rodrigues Silva | Eduardo Bento de Farias | Ana Célia Rodrigues Athayde | Wilson Wouflan Silva
With the objective of evaluating the effectiveness, in natura, of the plants: melon of São Caetano (Momordica charantia), purgative potato (Operculina hamiltonii) and pumpkin seeds (Curcubita pepo L) on helmints infections in naturally infected goats, submitted to an original therapeutic protocol, were used 40 goats males, of Moxotó race with age varying of six and twelve months, divided in four groups and distributed in the following way: three corresponding to each treatment and a group control, where placebo was used. The administered doses were from 45g/10kg of corporal weight to the leaves of melon of São Caetano, 4,5g/10kg for crumb of the purgative potato and 19g/10kg for crumb of the pumpkin seed, for three consecutive days. In intervals of 30 days feces parasitological exams were accomplished (Gordon & Whitlock, 1938). After 30 and 60 days of treatment, a mean reduction of 63.06% and 2,70% was observed for melon of São Caetano treaty group, 63,9% and 72,32% for purgative potato treaty group and 87,31% and 24,00% for the pumpkin seed treaty group, respectively.
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