Open AccessEffect of Foeniculum Vulgare Aqueous and Alcoholic Seed Extract against Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Author(s) -
Mostafa Gholamrezaei,
Nahid Jalallou,
Seyyedtabaei Seyyed javad,
Alireza Dadashi,
Ebrahim Salimi-Sabour
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ethiopian journal of health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.479
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2413-7170
pISSN - 1029-1857
DOI - 10.4314/ejhs.v31i2.23
Subject(s) - foeniculum , in vivo , pharmacology , cutaneous leishmaniasis , cytotoxicity , leishmaniasis , lesion , biology , leishmania , ec50 , mtt assay , microbiology and biotechnology , traditional medicine , medicine , in vitro , immunology , parasite hosting , pathology , biochemistry , world wide web , computer science
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is considered one of the major neglected tropical diseases. Drug resistance, limitary efficacy, and severe side effects remain a challenge for treatment. Foeniculum vulgare is known as a medicinal plant belonging to the Apiaceae, and anti-microbial properties of this plant have already been confirmed.