Antileishmania Effect of Extracts of Some Medicinal Herbs on the Growth of Leishmania Parasites

Abstract

The present investigation was revealed that Citrulus colocynthis, Hypericum peratum and Dianthus caryophilus aqueous extracts were inhibitory on the growth of Leishmania tropica and L.donovani promastigotes. The C.colocynthis and D.caryophilus extracts were caused a significant decrease in total nucleic acid contents of leishmanial species, thus considering to be an excellent agents for antileishmania chemotherapy.