Anthelminthic medicinal plants in veterinary ethnopharmacology: A network meta-analysis following the PRISMA-P and PROSPERO recommendations
Luigino Calzetta, Elena Pistocchini, Antonio Leo, Paola Roncada, Beatrice Ludovica Ritondo, Ernesto Palma, David Di Cave, Domenico Britti
Abstract
. There is the strong medical need of performing adequately powered randomized controlled trials in different livestock species aimed to improve the quality of the current evidence concerning the anthelminthic efficacy of medicinal plants compared to that of the currently available antiparasitic drugs.
Topics & Concepts
Medicinal plantsTraditional medicineAlbendazoleLivestockIvermectinVeterinary medicineBiologyMedicineEcologyHelminth infection and controlPlant and fungal interactionsHuman-Animal Interaction Studies