ANTHELMINTIC EFFECT OF Solanum lycocarpum IN MICE INFECTED WITH Aspiculuris

This approach intends to add new data on the helminthes parasites of laboratory mice. It has been investigated the anthelmintic activity of Solanum lycocarpum (Solanaceae) extracts against Aspiculuris tetraptera in mice naturally infected. According to the analysis of the results it was observed and an extremely significant difference between TM and C (from 5.64 ± 3.33 to 1.56 ± 3.16). It was published that medicinal plants which were reported as useful in the treatment of diabetes the S. lycocarpum was the sixth most frequently mentioned. According to the results obtained in the present study, we can speculate that the anthelmintic effect of Solanum lycocarpum was noticed due to the concentration of steroidal alkaloid oligoglycosides and short-chain fatty acids. [The Journal of American Science. 2008;4(3):75-79]. (ISSN: 1545-1003).