Md. Shakhayet Hossain1, Anita Rani Dey2*, Nurjahan Begum2, Md. Abdul Alim2
1Agroni bank Ltd, Bandar branch, Chittagong; 2Department of Parasitology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh.
*Correspondence | Anita Rani Dey, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh; Email: anitadey.dpp.vet@gmail.com
Abstract
To determine the in vitro efficacy of indigenous plants on the inhibition of development of eggs of Ascaridia galli, a study was carried out in the laboratory of Department of Parasitology from January to May, 2012. Leaves of five plants namely pineapple (Ananas comosus), turmeric (Curcuma domestica), akanda (Calotropis gigantea), garlic (Allium sativum) and custard apple (Annona reticulata) were selected. Two different types of preparation such as fresh juice and dust material were used. Fresh leaves juice at 5%, 10% and 20% concentration and dust of leaves at 5%, 10% and 20% concentration were used for screening. Among the selected plants in all three concentrations of fresh juice of leaves, pineapple was the highest effective plant (86.9%) at 20% concentration followed by pineapple at 10% concentration (84.0%), garlic at 5% concentration (81.8%), turmeric at 20% concentration (78.9%), pineapple at 5% concentration (78.9%), turmeric at 10% concentration (73.9%), garlic at 10% concentration (73.0%). Among the plants in all concentrations of dust of leaves, pineapple at 20% concentration (76.9%) was observed as the best plant followed by akanda at 5% concentration (75.0%) and turmeric at 20% concentration (73.3%). The present study suggests that pineapple, turmeric and garlic leaves are effective and can be used against the development of eggs of A. galli. So, further studies are required to determine the side effects of these plants and determine the recommended doses in poultry.
Keywords | In vitro, Efficacy, Medicinal plant, Ascaridia galli

