A5070850513- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
University of Ngaoundéré
2012-2013
Abstract The effect of three phenols (ellagic, gentisic and gallic acids) from the axlewood tree Anogeissus leiocarpus on Onchocerca ochengi drug-resistant strains Caenorhabditis elegans , a model organism for research nematode parasites, is investigated. Worms were incubated in different concentrations their survival was monitored after 48 h. Among acids, ellagic acid strongly affected O. microfilariae, adults, wild-type C. anthelmintic-resistant namely albendazole (CB3474), levamisole...
Background: The use of traditional medicinal plants in Cameroon for the treatment intestinal helminthiasis is a common practice among healers and livestock breeders. However, ethnopharmaceutical products their anthelmintic activities against Haemonchus contortus has been poorly addressed Far-North region Cameroon, therefore justifying need to bridge this gap. Methods: An ethno-pharmacological survey was conducted breeders using questionnaire determine different used gastrointestinal...