Application of the SeDeM system for the preparation of antiparasitic tablets from mesquite flour for use in sheep.
Trop Anim Health Prod
; 56(2): 81, 2024 Feb 17.
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ABSTRACT
The use of herbal medicine to treat various diseases is becoming increasingly important as an alternative therapy. Numerous plants have been traditionally used for different purposes, including antiparasitic in humans and animals. Diseases caused by gastrointestinal parasites in ruminants, especially by the nematode Haemonchus contortus, cause large economic losses to the producers, whether by complications of the diseases or the cost of treatment. The main way of handling nematodiasis is by administering anthelmintic drugs, but their excessive use has the disadvantage of causing drug resistance; therefore, an alternative is the use of herbal medicine for this purpose. Mesquite (Prosopis spp.) has been used in Mexico to treat gastrointestinal diseases attributed to helminths. The present study aimed to characterize the rheological properties of mesquite flour using the SeDeM Expert System to determine its suitability for tablet production by direct compression. Direct compression technology facilitates the tableting process by reducing manufacturing costs. The results of the present study indicate that mesquite flour can be processed by direct compression. The latter could allow the manufacturing of economic tablets to treat infections by H. contortus in ruminants.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças dos Ovinos
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Prosopis
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Haemonchus
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Anti-Helmínticos
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Trop Anim Health Prod
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
México