ANTI-PARASITIC ACTIVITIES OF MEDICINAL PLANTS
Keywords:
Anti-parasitic, helminthes, protozoans, medicinal plants, secondary metabolites, extract, active ingredientsAbstract
Medicinal plants have been used locally all over the world due to their availability, accessibility, affordability, and their antiparasitic properties. Several types of medicinal plants have been used due to their activities against protozoans and helminths. Parasitic diseases are one of the major public health problems. More than three billion cases of parasitic diseases are reported yearly worldwide. This review focuses on various medicinal plants with antiparasitic properties due to their specific mode of action and their efficacy against protozoans and helminths. In most circumstances, parasites become resistant to vaccines and other therapeutics, so medicinal plants play a crucial role against parasites. These medicinal plants with antiparasitic activities due to their secondary metabolites have been studied under controlled experiments. There should be an advanced assessment of medicinal plants for their use in pharmaceutics. Further studies are needed to understand the active ingredients of medicinal plants and their antiparasitic activities.
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