In vitro and in vivo anthelmintic effects of Caesalpinia bonducella (L.) Roxb. leaf extract on Hymenolepis diminuta (Cestoda) and Syphacia obvelata (Nematoda)

Abstract

BACKGROUND: (L.) Roxb. have been traditionally used as an herbal remedy to treat the intestinal helminthic infections in traditional medicine of India. AIM: (Cestoda). MATERIALS AND METHODS: -mice model, by monitoring the egg per gram of feces count and worm count of animals following the treatment with different doses of plant extract. RESULTS: in rats. CONCLUSIONS: anthelmintic activity of C. bonducella against these parasites.