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Review

An Inventory of Anthelmintic Plants across the Globe

by
Haroon Ahmed
1,
Seyma Gunyakti Kilinc
2,
Figen Celik
3,
Harun Kaya Kesik
2,
Sami Simsek
3,*,
Khawaja Shafique Ahmad
4,
Muhammad Sohail Afzal
5,
Sumaira Farrakh
1,
Waseem Safdar
6,
Fahad Pervaiz
1,
Sadia Liaqat
1,
Jing Zhang
7 and
Jianping Cao
7,8,9,10,*
1
Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Park Road, Chakh Shazad, Islamabad 45550, Pakistan
2
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bingol University, Bingol 12000, Turkey
3
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Firat, Elazig 23119, Turkey
4
Department of Botany, University of Poonch Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir 12350, Pakistan
5
Department of Chemistry, University of Management & Technology (UMT), Lahore 54770, Pakistan
6
Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS), Rawalpindi 46000, Pakistan
7
The School of Global Health, Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200240, China
8
National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research), Shanghai 200025, China
9
Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China, Shanghai 200025, China
10
World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Tropical Diseases, Shanghai 200025, China
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Pathogens 2023, 12(1), 131; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12010131
Submission received: 29 October 2022 / Revised: 14 December 2022 / Accepted: 22 December 2022 / Published: 13 January 2023
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Abstract

A wide range of novelties and significant developments in the field of veterinary science to treat helminth parasites by using natural plant products have been assessed in recent years. To the best of our knowledge, to date, there has not been such a comprehensive review of 19 years of articles on the anthelmintic potential of plants against various types of helminths in different parts of the world. Therefore, the present study reviews the available information on a large number of medicinal plants and their pharmacological effects, which may facilitate the development of an effective management strategy against helminth parasites. An electronic search in four major databases (PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar) was performed for articles published between January 2003 and April 2022. Information about plant species, local name, family, distribution, plant tissue used, and target parasite species was tabulated. All relevant studies meeting the inclusion criteria were assessed, and 118 research articles were included. In total, 259 plant species were reviewed as a potential source of anthelmintic drugs. These plants can be used as a source of natural drugs to treat helminth infections in animals, and their use would potentially reduce economic losses and improve livestock production.
Keywords: ethnomedicine; anthelmintic; medicinal plant; helminth; global distribution ethnomedicine; anthelmintic; medicinal plant; helminth; global distribution

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Ahmed, H.; Kilinc, S.G.; Celik, F.; Kesik, H.K.; Simsek, S.; Ahmad, K.S.; Afzal, M.S.; Farrakh, S.; Safdar, W.; Pervaiz, F.; et al. An Inventory of Anthelmintic Plants across the Globe. Pathogens 2023, 12, 131. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12010131

AMA Style

Ahmed H, Kilinc SG, Celik F, Kesik HK, Simsek S, Ahmad KS, Afzal MS, Farrakh S, Safdar W, Pervaiz F, et al. An Inventory of Anthelmintic Plants across the Globe. Pathogens. 2023; 12(1):131. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12010131

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Ahmed, Haroon, Seyma Gunyakti Kilinc, Figen Celik, Harun Kaya Kesik, Sami Simsek, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Muhammad Sohail Afzal, Sumaira Farrakh, Waseem Safdar, Fahad Pervaiz, and et al. 2023. "An Inventory of Anthelmintic Plants across the Globe" Pathogens 12, no. 1: 131. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12010131

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Ahmed, H., Kilinc, S. G., Celik, F., Kesik, H. K., Simsek, S., Ahmad, K. S., Afzal, M. S., Farrakh, S., Safdar, W., Pervaiz, F., Liaqat, S., Zhang, J., & Cao, J. (2023). An Inventory of Anthelmintic Plants across the Globe. Pathogens, 12(1), 131. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12010131

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