The field efficacy of Nigella sativa and Berberis vulgaris methanolic extracts against Haemoproteus columbae

Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine

Arash Jafari¹  Mohammad Asadpour¹  Mostafa Razavi¹  Hossein Malekpour¹ 

[1] Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran;

关键词: Nigella Sativa;    Berberis vulgaris;    Haemoproteus columbae;    Pigeon;   

DOI  :  10.22038/ajp.2017.18152.1707

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Objective: The methanolic extracts of Nigella sativaL. seeds (MENS) and Berberis vulgaris L.(MEBV) were investigated for treatment of Haemoproteus columbae-infected pigeons (Columba livia domestica). Materials and Methods: One hundred twenty naturally-infected pigeons were randomly divided into four groups of thirty each. Two groups were treated separately with the extracts, while the positive and negative control groups were given buparvaquone (Butalex®) and distilled water, respectively. The parasitaemia rate was calculated in all groups before and after the experiment at four-day intervals for16 days. Results: The results showed a high therapeutic effect for MENS with a progressive decrease in average parasitaemia rate from 18.17% before treatment to 0.73% at the end of treatment (p

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