Helminthiasis and medicinal plants: a review
Autor: | Prasad G. Jamkhande, Shashikant C. Dhawale, Mahesh Bandappa Manke |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2015 |
Předmět: |
Microbiology (medical)
lcsh:Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine Nematodes lcsh:RC955-962 Population Mebendazole Helminthiasis lcsh:Medicine Pharmacology Biology Albendazole chemistry.chemical_compound Ivermectin Medicinal plants parasitic diseases medicine Anthelmintic education Anthelmintics education.field_of_study Traditional medicine Cysts lcsh:R medicine.disease Praziquantel Infectious Diseases chemistry Niridazole medicine.drug |
Zdroj: | Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease, Vol 5, Iss 3, Pp 175-180 (2015) |
ISSN: | 2222-1808 |
Popis: | Helminthiasis is the most common infection caused by worms that is contaminant to human body parts. Normally, the worms live in the gastrointestinal tract, liver and other organs. The currently available anthelmintic drugs, including albendazole, mebendazole, thiabendazole, niridazole, dietylcarbamazine, ivermectin, praziquantel, are widely used to control helminthiasis. But these drugs have serious drawbacks such as hepatotoxicity, loss of appetite, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, headache and diarrhea. Thus, it is necessary to look for more effective anthelmintic drugs with the minimum side effects. Eighty percent of the world's population relies on traditional medicines and plant extracts and the active constituents are used to meet people's primary health care needs. This review focuses on helminthiasis and the role of traditional plants in the treatment of helminthiasis. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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