Increasing evidence of fungicide-resistant toxinogenic and pathogenic fungal species is obvious. Looking for new possibilities of antifungal treatment or sources of antifungal substances is a major problem. Some medicinal plants exert strong antifungal properties and could be conveniently used as a promising alternative source for presently problematic antifungal treatment in many areas with re...

Background: Cystic echinococcosis (CE), caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus, is a zoonotic disease and has global distribution. Today, herbal compounds are highly regarded in order to inactivate hydatid cyst protoscoleces. This study aimed compare scolicidal activity hydroalcoholic extract Pulicaria gnaphalodes Alhagi maurorum against protoscoleces vitro. Methods: The P. A. ex...