Alcoholic tincture of garlic (Allium sativum) on gastrointestinal endoparasites of sheep-short communication

Tintura alcoólica de alho (Allium sativum) sobre endoparasitas gastrintestinais de ovinos

Abstracts

The continuous and indiscriminate use of anthelmintic drugs has caused a growing problem of parasite resistance to conventional treatments. In this context, plant essential oils and active components can be used as alternatives or in association with current anthelmintic treatment. Garlic (Allium sativum) is a herbal medicine with various therapeutic properties: immunostimulating, anticancer, hepatoprotective, antioxidant, antiviral, antifungal and antiparasitic. The aim of this experiment was to evaluate the effect of garlic alcoholic tincture on gastrointestinal endoparasites of sheep. For this, 54 sheep were randomly divided into three treatments. Treatment 1 (T1) received 40 g of garlic alcoholic tincture orally; treatment 2 (T2) received 60 g orally; T3 was the control group. Fecal samples were collected at days 0, 7 and 14, to perform laboratorial tests. Reduction of eggs per gram of feces in T1 and T2 was 0% on days 7 and 14. No difference in larvae genus was identified between treatments or days. In this experiment garlic alcoholic tincture presented no effect on gastrointestinal endoparasites of sheep.

agroecology; helminth; medicinal plants; phytotherapy

O uso contínuo e indiscriminado de anti-helmínticos tem aumentado a emergência de resistência parasitária aos tratamentos convencionais. Neste contexto, óleos essenciais ou princípios ativos de plantas podem ser utilizados como tratamentos alternativos ou em associação a anti-helmínticos comerciais. O alho (Allium sativum) é um fitoterápico com diversas propriedades terapêuticas: imunoestimulante, anticancerígeno, hepatoprotetor, antioxidante, antiviral, antifúngico e antiparasitário. O objetivo deste experimento foi avaliar a ação da tintura alcoólica de alho sobre endoparasitas gastrintestinais de ovinos. Para isso foram utilizados 54 ovinos divididos aleatoriamente em três tratamentos. O tratamento 1 (T1) recebeu 40 g de alho na forma de tintura alcoólica, o tratamento 2 (T2) recebeu 60g, ambos por via oral, e o T3 foi o grupo controle. Amostras de fezes foram coletadas no dia 0, 7 e 14, para realização dos exames coproparasitológicos. O percentual de redução de ovos por grama de fezes do T1 e T2 foi de 0% nos dias 7 e 14. Não foi identificada diferenças nos gêneros larvais entre os tratamentos e dias. Nas condições deste experimento a tintura alcoólica de alho não apresentou efeito sobre endoparasitas gastrintestinais de ovinos.

agroecologia; fitoterapia; helminto; plantas medicinais

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Publication Dates

• Publication in this collection
  14 Apr 2014
• Date of issue
  Mar 2014

History

• Accepted
  26 Nov 2013
• Received
  24 Mar 2013