<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">P.B. Lalthanpuii</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kholhring Lalchhandama</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Beautyberry (Callicarpa arborea) as an Antiparasitic Agent Against Raillietina echinobothrida, an Intestinal Tapeworm</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Callicarpa arborea</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Scanning electron microscopy</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tapeworm</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tegument</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2020</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">February  2020</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">12</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">66-70</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background: &lt;/strong&gt;The beautyberry (&lt;em&gt;Callicarpa arborea&lt;/em&gt; Roxb.) is member of the family Lamiaceae and is native to Asia. It is used in different traditional medicines for the treatment of debilitating ailments including cancer, dermatitis, diabetes mellitus, gastritis, helminthiasis, and pyrexia. A couple of pentacyclic triterpenes and phytosterols have been reported from this plant. Objective: We aimed to investigate the antiparasitic potentials of &lt;em&gt;C. arborea &lt;/em&gt;bark extract. We used an intestinal tapeworm, &lt;em&gt;Raillietina echinobothrida&lt;/em&gt;, for its convenience in handling and established nature as a model helminth parasite. &lt;strong&gt;Materials and Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; The extract of the stem bark was prepared using methanol. Tapeworms were treated &lt;em&gt;in vitro&lt;/em&gt; with varying concentrations of the extract. Survival values were statistically analysed. Treated tapeworms were fixed and processed for scanning electron microscopy. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;C. arborea &lt;/em&gt;bark extract showed dose-dependent antiparasitic similar to that of albendazole. Scanning electron microscopy revealed damaging effects all over the body of the tapeworm. There was general shrinkage of the tegument on the scolex, neck region and strobila. Microtriches were completely removed throughout the tegument. Suckers and rostellum on the scolex were also deformed. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion: &lt;/strong&gt;Our data shows that &lt;em&gt;C. arborea&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;is a promising source of antiparasitic principles.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">66</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;P.B. Lalthanpuii, Kholhring Lalchhandama* &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;Department of Life Sciences, Pachhunga University College, Aizawl 796 001, Mizoram, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
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