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Schistosomiasis is a Neglected Tropical Diseases which can be prevented with mass deworming chemotherapy. The reliance on a single drug, praziquantel, is a motivation for the search of novel antischistosomal compounds. This study investigated the anthelmintic activity of the stem bark and roots of  Rauwolfia vomitoria  against two life stages of  Schistosoma mansoni . Both plant parts were found to be active against cercariae and adult worms. Within 2 h of exposure all cercariae were killed at a concentration range of 62.5–1000  µ g/mL and 250–1000  µ g/mL of  R. vomitoria  stem bark and roots, respectively. The LC 50  values determined for the stem bark after 1 and 2 h of exposure were 207.4 and 61.18  µ g/mL, respectively. All adult worms exposed to the concentrations range of 250–1000  µ g/mL for both plant parts died within 120 h of incubation. The cytotoxic effects against HepG2 and Chang liver cell assessed using MTT assay method indicated that both plant extracts which were inhibitory to the proliferation of cell lines with IC 50  > 20  μ g/mL appear to be safe. This report provides the first evidence of in vitro schistosomicidal potency of  R. vomitoria  with the stem bark being moderately, but relatively, more active and selective against schistosome parasites. This suggests the presence of promising medicinal constituent(s).

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In Vitro Assessment of Anthelmintic Activities of<i>Rauwolfia vomitoria</i>(Apocynaceae) Stem Bark and Roots against Parasitic Stages of<i>Schistosoma mansoni</i>and Cytotoxic Study

In Vitro Assessment of Anthelmintic Activities ofRauwolfia vomitoria(Apocynaceae) Stem Bark and Roots against Parasitic Stages ofSchistosoma mansoniand Cytotoxic Study