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VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY
Volume 226, Issue -, Pages 65-68Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2016.06.030
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Cactus forage; Phytotherapy; Anthelmintic activity
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- Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES)
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This study describes the in vitro anthelmintic activity of extracts from Opuntia ficus indica against gastrointestinal nematodes of sheep. The anthelmintic activity was evaluated by inhibition of egg hatching, larval development and larval migration assays. The residual aqueous fractions from cladodes and fruits showed higher ovicidal activity with EC50 values of 7.2 mg/mL and 1.5 mg/mL, respectively. The aqueous, hexane, and ethyl acetate fractions from fruits and the aqueous fraction from cladodes inhibited 100% of larval development at the lowest concentration tested (1.56 mg/mL). The crude cladode and fruit ethanolic extracts inhibited larval migration and showed EC50 values of 0.74 mg/mL and 0.27 mg/mL, respectively. Phytochemical screening detected high concentrations of alkaloids, tannins, flavonoids, and saponins in the fruits and cladodes. The results demonstrated that O. ficus exhibits anthelmintic activity in vitro, suggesting that, beyond its nutritional potential, this plant can also be an ally for parasite control in sheep. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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