The anthelminthic activity of the plants; Allium sativum, Punica granatum, Tynnanthus fasciculatus and Cocus nucifera was studied. Seventy chickens were used, naturally infected with Heterakis gallinarum, divided in groups of ten, with a positive control (20) and a negative (10). The plants were administered in aqueous extract and juice for gavage, and triturated, incorporate to the ration in the dosis of 2, 3 and 10g/kg/day, for three consecutive days. The results were appraised through no-parametric test. A. sativum, P. granatum, T. fasciculatus and C. nucifera eliminated: 6.70; 4.12; 1.25 and 0.22%, respectively. The percentile of elimination of A. sativum and T. fasciculatus, corresponded respectively to 1/4 and 1/6 of the positive control, being C. nucifera and P. granatum similar to negative control. This way, the plants at applied doses didn’t present significant activity (P < 0.05) on the helmint H. gallinarum.
Heterakis gallinarum; anthelminthic activity; medicinal plants and chicken
