Anthelmintic effects of Murraya koenigii against veterinary important gastrointestinal parasite (Trichuris spp)

Abstract

It is recognized that helminth infections cause major economic losses in small ruminant sectors. There are so far no true vaccines against gastrointestinal parasites, neither for livestock, nor for pets. Dewormers are available in formulations for oral delivery either as solids (tablets, pills, etc.) or as liquids and are also expensive. Murraya koenigii leaves and its crude extract and alcoholic preparations were used in the laboratory experiments to show its anthelmintic activity. The mortality rate was more pronounced in alcoholic preparations (25%, 50% and 100%) followed by crude extracts (25%,50% and 100%)of Murraya leaves. It was also found that there was a direct relationship between the mortality rate and higher concentrations of the Murraya leaves.