Preliminary Phytochemical Composition and <i>In Vitro</i> Anthelmintic Activity of Aqueous and Ethanol Extracts of <i>Olea africana</i> against Mixed Gastrointestinal Worms in Dogs

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Serial number</td><td class="align_center">Sample extract</td><td class="align_center">EC<sub>50</sub> (<i>µ</i>g/mL)</td><td class="align_center">95% CI</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">1</td><td class="align_center">Aqueous extract of <i>O. africana</i></td><td class="align_center">1.85</td><td class="align_center">1.64–2.10</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">2</td><td class="align_center">Ethanol extract of <i>O. africana</i></td><td class="align_center">0.25</td><td class="align_center">0.23–0.26</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>EC<sub>50</sub>: extract concentration responsible for 50% inhibition of egg hatching; CI: confidence interval.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>Summary of the EC<sub>50</sub> values of aqueous and ethanol extracts of <i>Olea africana</i>.</div>

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Table 2: Preliminary Phytochemical Composition and <i>In Vitro</i> Anthelmintic Activity of Aqueous and Ethanol Extracts of <i>Olea africana</i> against Mixed Gastrointestinal Worms in Dogs 

Table 2 | Preliminary Phytochemical Composition and In Vitro Anthelmintic Activity of Aqueous and Ethanol Extracts of Olea africana against Mixed Gastrointestinal Worms in Dogs 