vitis vinifera l.is a traditional asian herb widely used for different health problems. in thepresent research, the ethanolic and the aqueous extracts of vitis vinifera l. leaves collected fromshrub, grown in tunisia, were prepared and evaluated for the antileishmanial activity againstleishmani ainfantum promastigotes. the inhibitory concentration 50 (ic50) was determined andthe results showed ...

Vitis vinifera L.is a traditional Asian herb widely used for different health problems. In thepresent research, the ethanolic and the aqueous extracts of Vitis vinifera L. leaves collected fromshrub, grown in Tunisia, were prepared and evaluated for the antileishmanial activity againstLeishmani ainfantum promastigotes. The inhibitory concentration 50 (IC50) was determined andthe results showed ...

THE ANTILEISHMANIAL ACTIVITY OF THREE ORGANIC SOLVENT EXTRACTS AND WATER RESIDUE OF THE PLANTS: Acacia nilotica (Mimosaceae) (husk), Ambrosia miratima (Astraceae) (aerial shoot) and Azadarichta indica (Meliaceae) (leaves) were tested in vitro against Leishmania donovani promastigotes. The study revealed that the extracts of A. nilotica and A. miratima have effectious antileishmanial activity at...

Hypocrellins A and B were evaluated for in vitro antimicrobial and antileishmanial activities. Hypocrellin A exhibited promising activity against Candida albicans and moderate activity against Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-resistant S. aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Mycobacterium intracellulare. Hypocrellin B showed weak antimicrobial activities. Hypocrellin A exhibited potent antilei...

Vitis vinifera L.is a traditional Asian herb widely used for different health problems. In thepresent research, the ethanolic and the aqueous extracts of Vitis vinifera L. leaves collected fromshrub, grown in Tunisia, were prepared and evaluated for the antileishmanial activity againstLeishmani ainfantum promastigotes. The inhibitory concentration 50 (IC50) was determined andthe results showed ...

Objective: Homalium letestui Pellegr (Flacourtiaceae) is used in traditional medicine in parts of Nigeria for the treatment of malaria, ulcer, and inflammatory diseases and as an aphrodisiac. This investigation was aimed to evaluate the cytotoxic, immunomodulatory, and antileishmanial properties of stem extract and fractions of Homalium letestui (H. letestui). Materials and Methods: Cytotoxic a...

background and objectives: several natural compounds have been identified for the treatment ofleishmaniasis. due to a few safe drugs and the side effects caused by available chemotherapy, some new drugs for treatment of leishmaniasis are requested.  the genus pulicaria (asteraceae) is represented in the flora of iran by five species. phytochemical studies on pulicaria species have revealed some...

Leishmania species are parasites that multiply within phagocytes and cause several clinical diseases characterized by single or multiple ulcerations. One of the complications that can induce tissue damage and the resulting scars is caused by secondary bacterial infections. Studies to find new, effective, and safe oral drugs for treating leishmaniasis are being conducted since several decades, o...