Anthelmintic Efficacy of Sesbania grandiflora Leaves and Solanum torvum Fruits against the Nematode Parasite Ascaridia galli

Poultry is the fastest growing component and one of the most efficient and effective means of food supply to the society in the form of meat and egg. Parasitic infections lead to low productivity and increased mortality in poultry. Though various helminthes cause parasitic infections in poultry animals, Ascaridia galli is known as the largest intestinal parasite causing infections among them. Nowadays, there is a growing interest in using plant based anthelmintics for better poultry production, due to their lower side effects, when compared to the synthetic compounds. Hence, to alternate the synthetic anthelminticide, there is a need for plant based anthelminthicide, which are less toxic and more effective. Sesbania grandiflora leaves and Solanum torvum fruits are known through generations for their anthelmintic property. In view of this, S. grandiflora (leaves) and S. torvum (fruits) were selected in the present investigation to analyze their phytochemicals and to study their anthelmintic activity against Ascaridia galli, which is the common gastrointestinal parasite of domestic fowl (Gallus gallus domesticus). Phytochemical analysis of the present study reports the presence of flavonoid, alkaloid, phenol, tannin, saponin and acid in the plant extracts. Whereas, steroid and triterpenoid are present only in S. grandiflora and absent in S. torvum. The results of this investigation suggested that both the plant extracts could serve as an alternate effective herbal helminthicide replacing the synthetic anthelminticides.

Author(s): R Jothi Karumari*, S Sumathi, K Vijayalakshmi, S Ezhilarasi Balasubramanian

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