In this" Critical Review" we made a historical introduction of drugs assayed against Chagas
disease beginning in 1912 with the works of Mayer and Rocha Lima up to the experimental …

Medicinal plants constitute the base of health care systems in many societies. The recovery
of the knowledge and practices associated with these plant resources are part of an …

Covering: 1995 to 2010 Here, we review studies that have investigated the activity of plant-
derived compounds against Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiologic agent of Chagas' disease. In …

Crude methanolic extracts from 22 Mexican medicinal plants were screened for
antitrichomonal activity against Trichomonas vaginalis, which is the etiological agent of …

AIM OF THE STUDY: Eighteen plants were assessed for antimicrobial activity against
pathogens associated with prevalent urogenital/sexually transmitted infections. Plant …

This study describes the screening of extracts obtained from 19 species of plants used in
Brazilian traditional medicine for treatment of a variety of diseases. The extracts were tested …

Leishmaniasis and Chagas disease afflict the poorest countries in the world. The Brazilian
flora represents a rich source for the screening of potential antiparasitic compounds. In this …

The parasitic diseases represent the most important health risk, especially in
underdeveloped countries where they have a deep impact on public health. Trichomoniasis …

Extracts (34) from eight plant species of the Peruvian Amazonia currently used in traditional
Peruvian medicine, mostly as antileishmanial remedies and also as painkiller, antiseptic …

The genus Mikania ranks high in the list of best-selling natural products in the world. Its main
distribution is in South America, but some species are found in Asia, North America and …