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International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 3 Anthelmintic activity of different doses of Acanthus ilicifolius L.aerial parts against P. cervi and H. contortus

From: Antiallergic, anthelmintic and cytotoxic potentials of dried aerial parts of Acanthus ilicifolius L.

Groups

Concentrations

(mg/mL in PBS)

Test Parasites

Paramphistomum cervi

Haemonchus contortus

Paralysis

Death

Paralysis

Death

Time

taken (min)

Relative

index a (P)

Time

taken (min)

Relative

index (D)

Time

taken (min)

Relative

index (P)

Time

taken (min)

Relative

index (D

Control

0

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

EEAI 25

25

28.83 ± 1.72

2.93

34.83 ± 3.18

2.24

39.00 ± 5.09

2.03

53.17 ± 7.02

1.69

EEAI 50

50

18.16 ± 1.94

1.84

23.00 ± 2.60

1.48

25.00 ± 4.93

1.30

34.67 ± 4.96

1.10

EEAI 100

100

11.33 ± 1.86

1.15

13.16 ± 2.04

0.84

12.50 ± 4.46

0.65

21.67 ± 5.50

0.69

EEAI 200

200

5.50 ± 2.42

0.55

10.17 ± 2.71

0.65

9.33 ± 3.82

0.48

18.83 ± 3.54

0.60

Albendazole

15

9.83 ± 1.47

1.00

15.50 ± 2.66

1.00

19.17 ± 4.02

1.00

31.33 ± 6.62

1.00

  1. Values are expressed as Mean ± S.D., n = number of parasites (6), aRelative index denotes the time taken for paralysis (P) or death (D) to occur for EEAI/the time taken for paralysis or death to occur for the standard albendazole