title: Treatment of natural ovine malignant theileriosis with a chloroform extract of the plant Peganum harmala.
abstract: One hundred sheep naturally infected with Theileria lestoquardi were treated with a chloroform extract of the plant Peganum harmala. The treatment was continued for 5 days, the dose of extract being 5 mg/kg per day. Sixty-five of the sheep responded to treatment and recovered but 35 did not and died. The cure rate was 65%.
authors.affiliation: Pathobiology Department, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman Kerman, Iran. dr_mirzaie_mo@mail.uk.ac.ir
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mirzaiedehaghi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002725:Chloroform / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D032443:Peganum / Q000737:chemistry*; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013801:Theileriasis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; D002725:Chloroform