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In vitro evaluation of trypanocidal activity in plants used in Argentine traditional medicine

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Thirty-two organic and aqueous extracts, belonging to 12 Argentine medicinal plants were tested for their in vitro trypanocidal activity on epimastigote forms of Trypanosoma cruzi. Among the selected species, the organic extracts of Ambrosia scabra, Ambrosia tenuifolia, Baccharis spicata, Eupatorium buniifolium, Lippia integrifolia, Mulinum spinosum and Satureja parvifolia, and the aqueous extracts of E. buniifolium, L. integrifolia, M. spinosum and S. parvifolia showed trypanocidal activity with a percentage of growth inhibition higher than 70% at a concentration of 100 μg/ml.

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This investigation was supported in part by PICT 2002 05-11240 (Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica), PIP 02419 (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas) and UBA-SECYT B101. Collection of plant material is kindly acknowledged to Ing. G. Giberti, Ing. J. de D. Muñoz and Lic. A. Slanis.

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  1. Cátedra de Farmacognosia, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, (IQUIMEFA)-(UBA-CONICET), Junín 956 2°P (1113), Buenos Aires, Argentina

    V. Sülsen, J. Coussio, L. Muschietti & V. Martino

  2. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Genética y Biología Molecular (INGEBI), Vuelta de Obligado 2490, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    C. Güida & C. Paveto

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Sülsen, V., Güida, C., Coussio, J. et al. In vitro evaluation of trypanocidal activity in plants used in Argentine traditional medicine. Parasitol Res 98, 370–374 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-005-0060-4

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