Antibacterial and antihelmintic activity of secondary metabolites of plants: approach in Veterinary Medicine
Keywords:
secondary metabolitesAbstract
Currently, the use of medicinal plants has become an alternative for treatment and control of diseases in
both veterinary and human medicine. Recent studies have reported that secondary metabolites present in
all plants have effects on production and animal health as they have bactericidal or bacteriostatic,
anthelmintic (tannins and saponins), anticancer, antioxidant and immunostimulant (phenolic compounds,
alkaloid saponins, and terpenes) effects; and for their content of secondary metabolites they have been
proposed as an alternative in animal feed because can increase productive and reproductive parameters.
The presence or absence of these effects depends on the kind of plant, the content of secondary
metabolites, the kind of secondary metabolite and the quantity and the frequency in which they are
consumed. The aim of the present review was to carry out a bibliography search of the main secondary
metabolites of plants with antimicrobial and over gastrointestinal nematodes activity, reported in Veterinary
Medicine
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