Effect of total alkaloid of Peganum harmala L. in the treatment of experimental haemosporidian infections in cattle

Trop Anim Health Prod. 1997 Nov;29(4 Suppl):77S-83S. doi: 10.1007/BF02632937.

Abstract

Cattle experimentally infected with Babesia bigemina or Theileria sergenti or mixed infestations of the two parasites were treated with Total Alkaloid of Peganum harmala L. The results showed that treatment was effective against B. bigemina infection, had a marked effect on the course of infection with T. sergenti and some effect on the course of the mixed infection.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Controlled Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids / therapeutic use*
  • Animals
  • Babesiosis / complications
  • Babesiosis / drug therapy*
  • Body Temperature
  • Cattle
  • Cattle Diseases / drug therapy*
  • China
  • Parasitemia / drug therapy
  • Parasitemia / veterinary
  • Plant Extracts / therapeutic use*
  • Theileriasis / complications
  • Theileriasis / drug therapy*
  • Tick Infestations / veterinary
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Alkaloids
  • Plant Extracts