Herbal Alternatives of Anthelmintic Drugs in Livestock

Helminthic infections remain a major constraint to the health and productivity of profitable livestock farming. The indiscriminate use of chemical anthelmintics for the control of parasitic helminths for the last five decades favored the rapid emergence of the helminth population resistant to the common anthelmintics. Under such circumstances, herbal medications as an alternative to chemotherapeutic agents may play an important role in alleviating the challenging issue of anthelmintic resistance. Many herbal derivatives for deworming are gaining popularity worldwide. Anthelmintic properties of some herbal resources have been dealt with in this article. Needless to say, the acceptability of this approach relies on the scientific validation of the herbal products for their anthelmintic properties.