Assessment of Euphorbia retusa and Pulicaria undulata activity against Leishmania major and Toxoplasma gondii

• Published in: Tropical biomedicine Vol. 38; no. 1; p. 135
• Main Authors: Khan, T A, Al Nasr, I S, Mujawah, A H, Koko, W S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysia 01.03.2021
• Subjects: Animals; Antiprotozoal Agents - isolation & purification; Antiprotozoal Agents - pharmacology; Chlorocebus aethiops; Ethnobotany; Euphorbia - chemistry; Female; Leishmania major - drug effects; Male; Mice; Mice, Inbred BALB C; Phytochemicals - isolation & purification; Phytochemicals - pharmacology; Plant Extracts - pharmacology; Pulicaria - chemistry; Saudi Arabia; Toxoplasma - drug effects; Vero Cells; Saudi Arabia

Leishmaniasis and toxoplasmosis are parasitic protozoal diseases that pose serious health concerns, especially for immunocompromised people. Leishmania major and Toxoplasma gondii are endemic in Saudi Arabia and are particularly common in the Qassim Region. The present work was conducted to evaluate...