Antileishmanial activity of Ferula assa-foetida oleo gum resin against Leishmania major: An in vitro study
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Antileishmanial activity of Ferula assa-foetida oleo gum resin against Leishmania major: An in vitro study
BACKGROUND In Ayurveda, asafetida is introduced as a valuable remedy for flatulence, hysteria, nervous disorders, whooping cough, pneumonia and bronchitis in children and also considered as an aphrodisiac agent. Presently, Leishmaniasis is common in most countries of the world and is a serious health problem in the world. Some plant medicines and natural products have a new candidate for treatm...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0975-9476
DOI: 10.4103/0975-9476.146567