Table 1.

In vitro ovicidal effects of different concentrations of Zingiber officinale extract on F. hepatica eggs after 24 h of exposure

Concentration of ginger extract (mg/ml)	Examined eggs	Miracidial formation after 14 days
		Eggs containing live miracidia	Eggs containing no miracidia
			Developing eggs	Dead eggs
1	1,226	641 (52.28 %)	20 (1.63 %)	565 (46.08 %)
5	1,546	18 (1.16 %)	0	1,528 (98.84 %)
10	1,472	0	0	1,472 (100 %)
25	1,502	0	0	1,502 (100 %)
50	1,125	0	0	1,125 (100 %)
0 (Control)	2,731	1,883 (68.95 %)	228 (8.34 %)	620 (22.70 %)