ANTISCHISTOSOMAL PROPERTIES OF EXTRACTS OF JATROPHA CURCAS (L) ON SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI INFECTION IN MICE.

Authors

  • S. U. Adamu
  • S. L. Kela
  • M. M. Suleiman

Keywords:

Jatropha curcas, Schistosoma mansoni

Abstract

Mice aged between 4-5 weeks infetected with Schistosoma mansoni were treated with 20 mg/kg of methanolic leaf extracts of Jatropha curcas per day for five days using praziquantel as positive control.. The untreated control group was administered with 0.5ml of liquid paraffin. The extract of J. curcas produced a worm reduction of 8.33% while praziquantel gave a 97% reduction in worm burden showing that the extract possess little or no antischistosomal activity.

Author Biographies

S. U. Adamu

Biological sciences programme, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, P.M.B 0248, Bauchi.

S. L. Kela

Biological sciences programme, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, P.M.B 0248, Bauchi.

M. M. Suleiman

Biological sciences programme, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, P.M.B 0248, Bauchi.

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Published

2006-01-12

How to Cite

Adamu, S. U., Kela, S. L., & Suleiman, M. M. (2006). ANTISCHISTOSOMAL PROPERTIES OF EXTRACTS OF JATROPHA CURCAS (L) ON SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI INFECTION IN MICE. African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, 3(2), 37–41. Retrieved from https://journals.athmsi.org/index.php/ajtcam/article/view/75

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2006)

Section

Research Papers

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