In Vitro Anthelmintic Efficacy of
Haloxylon salicornicum Leaves Extract using Adult
Heamonchuscontortus Worms
Fatimah A. Al-Saeed1&2, Shameeran
Salman Ismael Bamarni3, Khalid J. Iqbal4,
Tauseef ur Rehman*5, Ashraf Zaman Faruk6,
Saira Mahmood4, Tarkan Şahin7, Mükremin Ölmez7
and Roshan Riaz7
1Department
of Biology, College of Science, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia
2Research
Center for Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS), King Khalid
University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
3Department
of Medical Laboratories Sciences, College of Health Sciences,
University of Duhok, Iraq, Iraq
4Department
of Zoology, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
5Department
of Parasitology, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
6Department
of Livestock Services, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock,
Bangladesh;
7Department of Animal Nutrition and Nutritional
Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafkas university, Kars
36100, Turkey
*Corresponding author:
drtauseef@iub.edu.pk
Abstract
Herbal dewormers always remained a constant and
consistent source of curing various health constraints including parasitic
infestations. In this study, anthelmintic efficacy of aqueous methanolic and
ethyl acetate extract of Haloxylon (H.)salicornicum was investigated against
Heamonchuscontortus. Four serial dilutions (25, 12.5, 6.25 and 3.125mg/mL)
were tested to evaluate the highest effective dose of both extracts. Levamisol
(0.55mg/mL) in case of adult motility assay and oxfendazole (25, 12.5 and
6.25µg/mL) in egg hatch assay were used as standard drugs. After administration
of extracts, a highest mean paralysis (10.00±0.00) of all adult worms of
H.contortus wasexhibited only in 8 and 10 hours post exposure respectively, at highest
tested dose of 25mg/ml. Ethyl acetate and aqueous-methanol extracts were found
to inhibit egg hatching up to 91 and 63% respectively, at dose of 25mg/mL.
Hence, the results of current study exhibited a strong anthelmintic potential of
H.salicornicum leaves
against haemonchosis. Further in vivo
studies would be needed to determine the optimal non-lethal dose to maximize the
anthelmintic potential of H. salicornicum against this parasite in
livestock.
To Cite This Article:
Al-Saeed FA, Bamarni SSI, Iqbal KJ, Rehman TU,
Faruk AZ, Mahmood S, Şahin T, Ölmez M, Riaz R, 2023. In vitro anthelmintic
efficacy of Haloxylon salicornicum leaves extract using adult
Heamonchuscontortus worms.
Pak Vet J, 43(1): 91-96. http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2022.091