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CONTENTS<br />

ABSTRACT................................................................................................................ii<br />

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.........................................................................................iii<br />

ABBREVIATION LIST........................................................................................... iv<br />

FIGURES AND DIAGRAMS LIST......................................................................viii<br />

CONTENTS...............................................................................................................xi<br />

CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION.............................................................................1<br />

1:1 Historical use <strong>of</strong> <strong>plant</strong>s..........................................................................................2<br />

1:2 Antiparasitic effects <strong>of</strong> <strong>plant</strong> <strong>essential</strong> <strong>oils</strong> (PEOs)..............................................4<br />

Generalised parasiticidal <strong>action</strong>s.....................................................................4<br />

Antitrypanosomal activity <strong>of</strong> PEOs...................................................................8<br />

Anticoccidial <strong>and</strong> antiflagellate activity <strong>of</strong> PEOs...........................................10<br />

1:3 Toxicity <strong>of</strong> PEOs..................................................................................................11<br />

Cytotoxicity.....................................................................................................11<br />

Dermatological re<strong>action</strong>s...............................................................................17<br />

1:4 Parasites investigated...........................................................................................18<br />

1:5 Giardia duodenalis..............................................................................................18<br />

Trophozoite morphology.................................................................................19<br />

Cyst morphology.............................................................................................20<br />

Protein degradation <strong>and</strong> transport.................................................................21<br />

Encystation......................................................................................................23<br />

Excystation......................................................................................................24<br />

Life Cycle........................................................................................................24<br />

Clinical Manifestations in Man......................................................................25<br />

Treatment........................................................................................................26<br />

1:6 Cryptosporidium parvum.....................................................................................28<br />

Morphology <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> oocyst................................................................................29<br />

Oocyst wall structure......................................................................................31<br />

Oocyst sources for experimentation................................................................31<br />

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