Natural Remedies in the Fight Against Parasites

Scientific names

Common names inMexico

Portions

Extracts

Properties

Metabolites

References

Mexican medicinal plants against

T. vaginalis

Carica papayaCocos nuciferaBocconia frutescensGeranium mexicanumLygodium venustum

PapayaCocotero, coyollits’

ixte

’

Geranio de olor, Pata deleónBejuco chino, crispillo

Seedshusk fiberAerial partsRootsAerial parts

Methanol

IC50 = 5.6 μg/mlIC50 = 5.8 μg/mlIC50 from 30.9 to 60.9 μg/ml

Sanguinarine alkaloid

[99]

Lobophora variegataUdotea conglutinata

NDND

Whole

Dichloromethane/methanol

IC50 = 1.3



0.7 μg/ml

IC50 = 1.6



0.1 μg/ml

Sulfoquinovosyl-diacylglycerols 1-3 [100, 101, 103]

ND = not determined.ED50, effective dose 50; IC50, half-maximal inhibitory concentration; MC100, concentration inducing 100% of the maximum response.Gl,

G. lamblia

; Eh,

E. histolytica

.

Table 1.

Names and metabolites of the most relevant Mexican medicinal plants with activity against selected protozoan parasites.

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