THYMOL AS AN ANTHELMINTIC.

Anthelmintic effect of thymol and thymol acetate on sheep gastrointestinal nematodes and their toxicity in mice.

Thymol is a monoterpene and acetylation form of this compound can reduce the toxicity and enhance its biological effects. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of thymol and thymol acetate (TA) on egg, larva and adult Haemonchus contortus and the cuticular changes, acute toxicity in mice and the efficacy on sheep gastrointestinal nematodes. In vitro tests results were analyzed ...

Hexylresorcinol as an Anthelmintic

The Use of Kousso as an Anthelmintic

Of the various medicines that have at different times been regarded as true specifics for tape-worm, that most gigantic and formidable in appearance of all the entozoa that infest the human body, inhabit its various organs and tissues, and subsist on its elaborated juices, Ivousso has been found the safest, most innocent, and most efficacious remedy in eradicating from the frame of man this mon...

Garlic as an Alternative Anthelmintic in Sheep

An increase in the anthelmintic resistance of parasites in small ruminants and a push towards non-chemical farming has lead researchers to search for alternative forms of anthelmintics. The efficacy of treating sheep by using natural garlic extract with respect to changes in weight, fecal egg counts (FEC), and packed cell volume (PCV) was investigated. Sheep were treated every 4 weeks for 8 wee...

Tetrachlorethylene as an Anthelmintic for Tapeworm

Male fern has been commonly used for manyyears as an anthelmintic against cestodes, though its administration is very troublesome and even risky to the host. Maplestone and Mukerji (1931) mention trying of tetrachlorethylene in three cases of Tcenia saginata infection with apparently no effect. But their further experience with tetrachlorethylene (Maplestone and Mukerji, 1937) claim the drug as...