Abstract
The efficacy of
Balanites aegyptiaca fruit mesocarp was compared with praziquantel in mice infected with Sudanese strain of
Schistosoma mansoni. Infected mice were given a single dose of 200 mg/kg body weight of
B. aegyptiaca fruit mesocarp and 200 mg/kg b.w. of praziquantel after 6 weeks from the onset of the infection.
A significant reduction was observed in EPG (egg count per gram of faeces), eggs burden in tissues and recovery of adult worms (
P<0.05) for both the plant and the drug-treated animals.