Activity Test of binahong Leaves (Anredera Cordifolia Ten. Steenis) to Ascaridia galli Worms In vitro
Kasriana Nurasmi (a), Zainal Abidin Kholilullah (a), Abdul Wahid Jamaluddin (a*)

a) Faculty of Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Jalan Perintis Kemerdekaan KM.10, Tamalanrea Indah,Tamalanrea, Makassar City
*abdulwahidjamaluddin[at]unhas.ac.id

Abstract

Parasitic disease in chickens that is often encountered is Ascaridiasis. The disease is caused by Ascaridia galli worms that attack the intestines. These parasites cause losses in the form of weight loss and growth retardation, decreased egg production and decreased egg quality. Medicinal plants that can be used as an alternative to anthelmintics are binahong leaves (Anredera Cordifolia Ten. Steenis) containing saponins, flavonoids, tannins which are known to have anthelmintic effects. This study aims to determine the anthelmintic activity of binahong leaf extract against Ascaridia galli worms. This research is an experimental laboratory. This research was conducted in vitro with the research subject being Ascaridia galli worms that are actively moving. Subjects were divided into 5 groups, each group consisting of 5 worms. The positive control group used Levamisole, the negative control group used 0.5% Na CMC, while the treatment group consisted of binahong leaf extract (Anredera Cordifolia Ten. Steenis) with concentrations of 10%, 15% and 20%. The results of the study showed that binahong leaf extract starting from a concentration of 20% gave an anthelmintic effect.

Keywords: anthelmintic, binahong leaves, Ascaridia galli worms.

Topic: Veterinary Anatomy, Physiology, Pharmacology