As a Natural Alternative for the Control of Gastrointestinal Parasites in Equines: A Review

Overview

Journal Plants (Basel)

Date 2023 May 13

PMID 37176979

Authors

Mona Mohamed Mohamed Yasseen Elghandour

Aristide Maggiolino

Paulina Vazquez-Mendoza

Edwin Rafael Alvarado-Ramirez

Jose Cedillo-Monroy

Pasquale De Palo

Abdelfattah Zeidan Mohamed Salem

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Abstract

Studies have shown a wide variety of parasites that infect horses, causing major gastrointestinal damage that can lead to death, and although the main method of control has been synthetic anthelmintics, there are parasites that have developed resistance to these drugs. For generations, plants have been used throughout the world as a cure or treatment for countless diseases and their symptoms, as is the case of , a plant native to the western region. In all its organs, mainly in leaves, presents a diversity of bioactive compounds, including flavonoids, tannins, phenolic acids, saponins, and vitamins, which provide antioxidant power to the plant. The compounds with the greatest antiparasitic activity are tannins and saponins, and they affect both the larvae and the oocytes of various equine gastrointestinal parasites. Therefore, is a promising source for the natural control of gastrointestinal parasites in horses.

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