Anthelmintic potencial of Solanum paniculatum Linnaeus (1762) root for sheep from semi-arid of Paraíba state, Brazil

Abstract

The objective was to evaluate the anthelmintic action of Solanum paniculatum Linnaeus (1762), "Jurubeba", and its association with Operculina hamiltonii (G.DON) D.F. Austin & Staples (1983), “Batata de purge”, in Santa Inês sheep naturally infected from semi-arid of Paraíba state, Brazil. Were used 24 females divided in four groups of six animals: Group 1, positive control, treated with Albendazol 10%; Group 2, treated with the root bran of Jurubeba (FRJ); Group 3, treated with the root bran of Jurubeba associated with the root bran of Batata de purga (FRJ and FRB); Group 4, negative control that received distilled water as treatment. The collections of feces were realized on day zero and seven, 14, 21 and 28 days after treatments. Egg counts in feces were obtained by the technique of Gordon & Whitlock (1939). The effectiveness evaluation of the treatments was realized by the test of reduction on the counting of fecal eggs (RCOF). The larvae cultures were realized according to the methodology described by Robert’s & O’Sullivan (1950). RCOF of the treatments to the days seven, 14, 21 and 28 was respectively: 52,3%, 81,32%, 72,79% and 66,73% to Albendazol; 31,22%, 30,37%, 58,58% and 72,28% to the FRJ; and 35,04%, 57,84%, 76,93% and 87,06% to the FRJ and FRB. Haemonchus sp. was the most prevalent gender on the larvae cultures after treatments. Keywords: Parasitic diseases, phytotherapy, farming sheep.