Experimentally the crude extract was shown to be highly effective against the trematode " Fasciolopsis buski ".
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In London, George Busk first described " Fasciolopsis buski " in 1843 after finding it in the duodenum of a sailor.
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Basommatophoran snails are even more widely infected, with many " Biomphalaria " ( Planorbidae ) serving as hosts for " Schistosoma mansoni ", " Fasciolopsis " and other parasitic groups.
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Fasciolopsiasis is an ailment resulting from infection by the trematode " Fasciolopsis buski ", an intestinal fluke of humans, endemic in China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and India; this fluke can be transmitted via the surfaces of these and other water plants.