Vet World Vol.14 June-2021 Article-18
Review Article
Veterinary World, 14(6): 1548-1558
https://doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2021.1548-1558
Traditional Latvian herbal medicinal plants used to treat parasite infections of small ruminants: A review
2. Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Rīga Stradiņš University, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia.
3. Department of Pharmacy, Red Cross Medical College of Rīga Stradiņš University, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia.
4. Baltic Biomaterials Centre of Excellence, Headquarters at Riga Technical University, Dzirciema Street 16, Riga, LV1007, Latvia.
5. Clinical Institute, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, LV-3004, Jelgava, Latvia.
Background and Aim: Numerous treatment agents offering prophylaxis against livestock parasites are commercially available. However, because of increasing antiparasitic drug resistance, the increased popularity of environmentally friendly lifestyle choices, and organic farming, there is more demand for new alternatives to livestock anthelmintic control strategies and medications. It is important to develop antiparasitics that are safe, effective, inexpensive, and environmentally safe. Local, traditional herbal plants such as tansy, mugwort, wormwood, and heather may serve as treatments for intestinal parasites of sheep. This overview provides knowledge of traditional Latvian plants with antiparasitic activities to establish a database for further research to develop new herbal antiparasitic drugs.
Keywords: antiparasitic, gastrointestinal nematodes, heather, mugwort, polyphenols, sheep, tansy, wormwood.
How to cite this article: Kļaviņa A, Keidāne D, Šukele R, Bandere D, Kovaļčuka L (2021) Traditional Latvian herbal medicinal plants used to treat parasite infections of small ruminants: A review , Veterinary World, 14(6): 1548-1558.
Received: 04-02-2021 Accepted: 27-04-2021 Published online: 17-06-2021
Corresponding author: Līga Kovaļčuka E-mail: kovalcuka@gmail.com
DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2021.1548-1558
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