Hussain Altaf, Khan Muhammad Nisar, Iqbal Zafar, Sajid Muhammad Sohail
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan.
J Ethnopharmacol. 2008 Sep 2;119(1):185-90. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.06.034. Epub 2008 Jul 9.
The present study was aimed at documentation of botanical anthelmintics used in the traditional veterinary practices in Sahiwal district of Punjab, Pakistan.
In rapid rural appraisal, 331 traditional veterinary healers (TVH) were identified as key respondents in the study area followed by participatory rural appraisal for data collection using a well-structured questionnaire. Information was collected through interviews, focused group discussions and field visits over a period of 2 years.
A total of 49 traditional recipes, with 41 plant species representing 39 genera and 27 families, were recorded for the treatment of helminthosis in animals. Most frequently used plants (> or = 5 times) were Brassica campestris L. and Mallotus philippinensis (Lam.) Muell.-Arg. and most frequently used families (> or = 5 times) were Brassicaceae, Euphorbiaceae and Solanaceae. Most frequently used part of the plant was leaves (n=10) followed in order by seeds (n=9), whole fruit (n=5), aerial parts and whole plant (n=4), fruit (n=3), bulb (n=2) and bark, rhizome, stem, stem plus root and twigs (n=1). Five recipes out of 49 (10.2%) contained more than one plant species and rest 44 (89.8%) contained single plant species.
Twenty out of 41 plants (48.78%) are reported for the first time for their traditional use as anthelmintics in Pakistan. Further studies on pharmacokinetics using scientific procedures may prove these plants as promising candidates for their future use as anthelmintics.
本研究旨在记录巴基斯坦旁遮普省萨希瓦尔地区传统兽医实践中使用的植物驱虫剂。
在快速农村评估中，331名传统兽医被确定为研究区域的关键受访者，随后采用参与式农村评估，使用结构良好的问卷进行数据收集。通过访谈、焦点小组讨论和实地考察，在两年时间内收集信息。
共记录了49种传统配方，涉及41种植物，代表39个属和27个科，用于治疗动物蠕虫病。最常用的植物（≥5次）是油菜和菲律宾叶下珠，最常用的科（≥5次）是十字花科、大戟科和茄科。植物最常用的部位是叶（n = 10），其次是种子（n = 9）、整个果实（n = 5）、地上部分和整株植物（n = 4）、果实（n = 3）、鳞茎（n = 2）以及树皮、根茎、茎、茎加根和嫩枝（n = 1）。49种配方中有5种（10.2%）包含不止一种植物，其余44种（89.8%）包含单一植物。
41种植物中有20种（48.78%）在巴基斯坦作为驱虫剂的传统用途首次被报道。使用科学程序对其药代动力学进行进一步研究可能证明这些植物有望成为未来的驱虫剂候选物。
