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Treatment of experimental heterophyiasis with two plant extracts, areca nut and pumpkin seed.

Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt.
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology 09/2002; 32(2):501-6, 1 p following 506. pp.501-6, 1 p following 506
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ABSTRACT The effect of water extracts of areca nut and pumpkin seeds in the treatment of puppies experimental infected with heterophyiasis gave promising results. Puppies were infected through feeding on the muscles of Mugil sp. fish containing the encysted metacercariae of H. heterophyes. Decoctions of pumpkin seeds and areca nut were administered orally 2 weeks after the start of infection as indicated by positive stool examinations. The effect was evaluated by stool examination for eggs, and by autopsy for worms in the intestines. A combined extracts of areca nut and pumpkin seeds gave an excellent result than when given either extract alone.

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Keywords

areca nut
 
eggs
 
encysted metacercariae
 
excellent result
 
H. heterophyes
 
intestines
 
Mugil sp
 
orally 2 weeks
 
positive stool examinations
 
promising results
 
pumpkin seeds
 
Puppies
 
puppies experimental
 
stool examination