title: Organic parasite control for poultry and rabbits in British Columbia, Canada.
abstract: Plants used for treating endo- and ectoparasites of rabbits and poultry in British Columbia included Arctium lappa (burdock), Artemisia sp. (wormwood), Chenopodium album (lambsquarters) and C. ambrosioides (epazote), Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle), Juniperus spp. (juniper), Mentha piperita (peppermint), Nicotiana sp. (tobacco), Papaver somniferum (opium poppy), Rubus spp. (blackberry and raspberry relatives), Symphytum officinale (comfrey), Taraxacum officinale (common dandelion), Thuja plicata (western redcedar) and Urtica dioica (stinging nettle).
authors.affiliation: cher2lans@netscape.net
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lans
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Turner
mesh_terms: D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000379:methods; D000818:Animals; D001955:British Columbia; D016266:Food Parasitology; D008460:Meat; D010273:Parasitic Diseases, Animal / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010572:Pest Control, Biological; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D011200:Poultry / Q000469:parasitology*; D011817:Rabbits / Q000469:parasitology*
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts