The effect of some medical plant extracts on the intercellular form of leishmania parasits in-vitro

الملخص EN

Extracts of the plants (Astragalus hamosus, Nerium oleander, Ficus carica, Peganum harmala, Punica granatum & Glycyrrhiza globra) were investigated for their antileishmanial activities against the intracellular amastigotes of Leishmania donovani and Leishmania major.

The procedure adopted was the tissue culture for peritoneal macrophage of BALB / C mice, which were infected and investigated in-vitro.

The results showed that the extracts of the plants A.

hamosus & N.

oleander exhibited good activity against intracellular amastigotes, whereas the extracts of F.

carica & p.

hamosus requires higher concentrations to destroy the parasites.