AN EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF HYPHAENE THEBAICA SAP AGAINST HYDATID CYSTS PROTOSCOLECES IN VIVO AND IN VITRO

Abstract

In the present work investigated the effect of the sap of the plant Hyphaene thebaica in the vitality of the protoscolices of Echinococcus granulosus of sheep origins in vitro and their growth in vivo. The results of this study showed that the sap of the Hyphaene thebaica stem has fatal effects on the protoscolices of the Echinococcus granulosus of sheep origin. The 100% concentration led to complete death of the protoscolices over the time period of 10 min. There were also significant differences among concentrations used at p <0.05. When injecting the laboratory animals with the treated protoscolices they failed to formation secondary hydatid cysts.