O tratamento da leishmaniose cutânea (LC) é de difícil resultado, devido ao escasso número de fármacos capazes de eliminar completamente a forma intracelular do parasita. No presente estudo, objetivou-se avaliar: i) propriedades fitoquímicas dos extratos de Libidibia ferrea; ii) a atividade antileishmania de extratos de L. ferrea contra promastigotas e amastigotas de Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis e Leishm...
Leishmaniasis is considered a neglected disease. In recent years studies have shown that several plants have activity against these pathogens, serving as the basis for the formulation of herbal medicines or as a target for obtaining active principles against the disease. This study aimed to evaluate the in vitro antileishmania biological activity of the hexanic and methanolic extracts of the flowers and leaves ...