Fruits of Embelia drupacea known locally as Ambat are traditionally employed as laxative, antiseptic and antihelmintic and could be use as substitute for Ayurvedic drug ‘Vidanga’ Embelia ribes Burm F. ‘Vidanga’ contains as many as 35 bioactive compounds of which Embelin is most important one. Quntitation of embelin from fruits of E. drupacea also belonging to family Myrsinaceae by development a...

ferula assa-foetida l . is distributed throughout central asia and mediterranean area and grows wildly in iran and afghanistan. asafoetida is an oleo-gum-resin that is the exudates of the roots of ferula assa-foetida and some other ferula species. in iranian traditional medicine, asafoetida is considered to be sedative, analgesic, carminative, antispasmodic, diuretic, antihelmintic, emmenagogue...

Background: Ethnobotanical investigations conducted in Turkey demonstrated that Jasminum fruticans L. extract and fruit juice had been used against parasites animals. In this study, the possible antihelmintic activity of various J. extracts contributing to its traditional use, was relatively assessed. addition, antioxidant potentials phytochemical composition were investigated since there is a ...

trichomonas vaginalis infection is a sexually transmitted infection causing vaginitis and acute inflammatory disease of the genital mucosa. although metronidazole resistance in t. vaginalis is well documented, the only drug approved for the treatment of trichomoniasis in some countries is metronidazole. genus allium plants including garlic; shallot and onion have had an important medicinal role...

BACKGROUND Microbial translocation (MT) is the process by which microbes or microbial products translocate from the intestine to the systemic circulation. MT is a common cause of systemic immune activation in HIV infection and is associated with reduced frequencies of CD4(+) T cells; no data exist, however, on the role of MT in intestinal helminth infections. METHODS We measured the plasma le...

BACKGROUND Antenatal care (ANC) is a key strategy to decreasing maternal mortality in low-resource settings. ANC clinics provide resources to improve nutrition and health knowledge and promote preventive health practices. We sought to compare the knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) among women seeking and not-seeking ANC in rural Kenya. METHODS Data from a community-based cross-sectional ...

In recent years, the use of photosynthetic micro-organisms, such as microalgae, in life sciences has received increasing attentions due to their diverse phytometabolic contents with various chemical structures and biological activities[1]. Use of microalgae for human consumption as a source of high value health food, functional foods and for production of biochemical products, such as vitamins,...

A parasitological survey in northern Lao PDR showed a remote ethnic minority village to be hyper-endemic for Taenia solium, a Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) that impacts human and pig health. An intervention combining human Mass Drug Administration (MDA) with porcine vaccination and antihelmintic treatment was then implemented, targeting both T. solium and other soil-transmitted helminths. To...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Open surgery has been the mainstay treatment for liver hydatidosis in the past. Today, for treatment of simple and uncomplicated cysts, we have a variety of choices: antihelmintic therapy, the PAIR (puncture, aspiration, injection, and respiration) technique, and the laparoscopic approach. We reviewed our series of 267 cases of hepatic hydatidosis submitted to surgery ...

INTRODUCTION Numerous studies suggest that levamisole, an antihelmintic agent with an immunomodulatory effect, reduces the number of relapses in children with frequently relapsing and steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome (FRNS/SDNS). The aim of the study was to present a single center's experience in treatment of FRNS and SDNS with levamisole. MATERIAL AND METHODS Among 72 children with FRNS/...