Antiparasitic Activity of Methanolic and Ethyl
acetate Extracts of Azadirachtaindica against
Haemonchuscontortus
Tauseef ur Rehman1*,
Ahmed A. El-Mansi2,3, Sadeq K. Alhag4, Laila
A. Al-Shuraym5, Zohaib Saeed6, Muhammad Arif7,
Muhammad Rashid1, Zeeshan Ahmad Bhutta8 and
Muhammad Arfan Zaman9
1Department
of Parasitology, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan;
2Biology Department, Faculty of Science, King Khalid
University, Abha, Saudi Arabia; 3Zoology Department,
Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt; 4Biology
Department, College of Science and Arts, King Khalid University,
Muhayl Asser, Saudi Arabia; 5Biology Department, Faculty
of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia; 6Department of Parasitology, University of
Agriculture Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan; 7Veterinary
Officer, Livestock production research institute, Bahadurnagar,
Okara, Pakistan; 8Laboratory of Biochemistry and
Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National
University, Cheongju, Chungbuk, Republic of Korea; 9Department
of Parasitology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Jhang,
Pakistan
*Corresponding author:
drtauseef@iub.edu.pk
Abstract
Azadirachta indica (Neem) is an important medicinal plant containing
diverse antimicrobial and antiparasitic activities. In the current scenario of
emerging drug resistance, there is need of plant derived compounds having
antiparasitic activity to counter infectious problem including helminths.
Present research was conducted to evaluate the phytochemical composition,
ovicidal and adulticidal activity of methanolic and ethyl acetate extracts of
Azadirachta indica (Neem). The leaves of Neem were used for preparation of
extracts and their composition was determined through high performance liquid
chromatography (HPLC). Results showed that the methanolic extract had higher
quercetin compounds than the ethyl acetate extract. The effect of these extracts
on egg hatch and larval motility were tested in in vitro experiment. The
results indicated that these were found effective to reduce the hatchability of
eggs. Hatching percentage was 1.12% ± 1.01 in case of methanolic extract and
3.57% ± 0.97 in case of ethyl acetate extract. Ethyl acetate extract of A.
indica killed all the worms at the concentration of 25 mg/mL at 6 hrs post
exposure while methanolic extract showed 100 percent mortality at 10 hrs post
exposure of same dose. Results were in dose-dependent manner. Ethyl acetate
extract killed adult worms faster and at lower dose than methanolic extract.
However, the methanolic extract of Neem had higher effectiveness than the ethyl
acetate extract in preventing hatching of eggs. This research concludes that
extraction solvent greatly affects the phytochemical composition and
anthelmintic activities of Neem and this is effective to control the helminths.
To Cite This Article:
Rehman TU, El-Mansi AA, Alhag SK, Al-Shuraym LA,
Saeed Z, Arif M, Rashid M, Bhutta ZA and Zaman MA, 2023. Antiparasitic activity
of methanolic and ethyl acetate extracts of Azadirachtaindica
against Haemonchuscontortus.
43(1): 199-203.
http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2023.014