[In vitro evaluation of antileishmania activity of Artemisia herba alba Asso]
S Hatimi1, M Boudouma, M Bichichi
1Laboratoire de microbiologie et de biologie moléculaire, département de biologie, Faculté des sciences Ben M'sik, Université Hassan II-Mohamedia, BP: 7955, Ben M'sik, Casablanca, Maroc. saida.hatimi@aventis.com
Bulletin De La Societe De Pathologie Exotique (1990)
|May 12, 2001
Abstract:
Aqueous extract and essential oil of Artemisia herba-alba Asso were tested for their antileshmanial activity again Leishmania tropica and Leishmania major. The strongest leishmanicidal activity was observed with the essential oil at 2 micrograms/ml as versus the other two strains tested. The aqueous extract showed an antileshmanial activity at 4 micrograms/ml.


