**1.3 Methods used in this review for identifying medicinal plants with anthelminthic and anti-schistosomal activities**

Reported anthelmintic and anti-schistosomal activities of medicinal plants collected from various parts of Ghana were obtained from electronic databases including PubMed, SciFinder and Google Scholar. The inclusion criteria were that: (i) plants should be used in Ghanaian traditional medicine for treatment of worm infestations or expulsion of worms and schistosomiasis (urinary and intestinal) or other condition characterized by the symptoms of the above diseases (ii) plant should have been investigated for anthelmintic or anti-schistosomal (cercarididal) activity using one or more validated *in vitro* or *in vivo* models (iii) the right botanical names, plant parts used, types of extracts prepared, active constituents and mechanisms of action if investigated were mentioned. Consideration was also given to plants with significant activity differences with reference to control groups.
