Effect of Allium sativum, Citrus limon and Carica papaya extract on intestinal parasitosis

• Autores: Palacios Zevallos, Juana Irma, Palacios Zevallos, Julia Marina, Calzada Gonzales, Nancy Doris
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2021
• Institución: Universidad de Huánuco
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad de Huánuco
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs2.localhost:article/6
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.udh.edu.pe/index.php/RPCS/article/view/301e
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Allium sativum; Citrus; Carica; parasitosis intestinales; protozoario; helminto; Carica}; parasitose intestinal; protozoários; intestinal parasitosis; protozoan; hel-minth

Objective. To evaluate the effect of Allium sativum (garlic), Citrus limon (lemon) and Carica papaya (papaya) extracts in the treatment of intestinal parasitosis. Methods. Experimental, prospective, cross-sectional study. The sample size was calculated by non-probabilistic purposive sampling. To evaluate the effect of the extract, the experimental antiparasitic extract based on Allium sativum (garlic), Citrus limon (lemon) and Carica papaya (papaya) was first developed; it was administered every 12 hours for five days; and the sample (feces) was collected for parasitological analysis. The samples for data analysis were subjected to the McNemar nonparametric test and Fisher’s exact test. Results. The statistical analysis showed a significant difference (p < 0.05) between before and after administering the experimental antiparasitic extract, both in protozoa (Giardia lamblia) and helminths (Taenia solium). In relation to the three age groups (6 to 7 years, 8 to 9 years and 10 to 12 years), there was no statistically significant difference in the antiparasitic effect (p>0.05). Conclusions. The experimental extract (Allium sativum (garlic), Citrus limon (lemon) and Carica papaya (papaya) shows significant differences after being administered against intestinal parasitosis