Efficiency of bitter melon (Momordica charantia L.) extract as anthelmintic in ovine from Bom Jesus, Piaui, Brazil

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https://doi.org/10.70151/ad0tnc62

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infection, sheep, parasites, vermifuge

Abstract

The objective of this research was to evaluate the efficiency of bitter melon (Momordica charantia L.) extracts as anthelmintic in naturally infected ovines in the region of Bom Jesus, Piaui, Brazil. The experiment was performed at the Federal University of Piaui, from August 2012 to July 2013. A single already lambed female ovine was used in the experiment. Leaves and branches of bitter melon were collected to obtain the extract used in the experiment. The in vitro effect of vegetal extracts on the development of helminthes’ eggs was analyzed using a hatching test. The number of eggs per gram of feces observed in the experiment was of 5.200. Eggs showed typical morphological characteristics of the Trichostrongylidea Family. Only in samples within the control group, with distilled water, eggs with larvae and free living larvae were observed. In in vitro tests, the ethanolic extract from leaves and branches of bitter melon inhibited the development of eggs of gastrointestinal nematodes in the ovine, with the percentage of viable eggs decreasing as the concentration of the extract increased.

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Author Biographies

  • Marcelo Richelly Alves De Oliveira, Federal University of Piaui

    Post-graduation Program in Animal Science

  • Carlos Syllas Monteiro Luz, Federal University of Piaui

    Post-graduation Program in Animal Science

  • Geraldo M.C. Carvalho, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation

    Embrapa Mid-North

  • Ivanilza Moreira de Andrade, Federal University of Piaui

    Herbarium Delta of the Parnaiba (Hdelta)

  • Karina Rodrigues Santos, Federal University of Piauí

    Department of Medicine

  • Severino Cavalcante de Sousa Júnior, Federal University of Piauí

    Department of Medicine

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2024-09-17

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Efficiency of bitter melon (Momordica charantia L.) extract as anthelmintic in ovine from Bom Jesus, Piaui, Brazil. (2024). Revista Brasileira De Plantas Medicinais Brazilian Journal of Medicinal Plants, 23(2), 80-84. https://doi.org/10.70151/ad0tnc62