Efficacy of Myrsine africana, Albizia anthelmintica and Hilderbrantia sepalosa herbal remedies against mixed natural sheep helminthosis in Samburu district, Kenya

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 7-12

  Gathuma, J M ^a   Mbaria, J M ^a   Wanyama, J ^b   Kaburia, H F A ^a   Mpoke, L ^b   Mwangi, J N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b Intermediate Technol Devmt Grp EA   (Kenya)

^c KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ALBIZIA ANTHELMINTICA EXTRACT; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; HILDERBRANTIA SEPALOSA EXTRACT; MYRSINE AFRICANA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALBIZIA ALTHELMINTICA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HELMINTH; HELMINTHIASIS; HILDERBRANTIA SEPALOSA; KENYA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MYRSINE AFRICANA; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALBIZIA ANTHELMINTICA; HAEMONCHUS; HILDERBRANTIA SEPALOSA; MONEZIA; MYRSINE AFRICANA; OESOPHAGOSTOMUM;

EID: 1442302312     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2003.11.007     Document Type: Article

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