In vitro antileishmanial activity of Mexican medicinal plants
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In vitro antileishmanial activity of Mexican medicinal plants
AIM OF THE STUDY To evaluate the anti-leishmanial activity and cytotoxicity of aqueous and organic extracts of ten plants used in Mexican traditional medicine as anti-parasitics. MATERIALS AND METHODS For the organic extracts, plant material was macerated in dichloromethane (CH2Cl2) and dichloromethane/methanol (CH2Cl2/MeOH) (1:1) during two weeks; the aqueous extracts were prepared by infusi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Heliyon
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2405-8440
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2017.e00394