Parasitological and Biochemical Efficacy of the Active Ingredients of and in Infected Mice.

The active ingredients allicin and curcumin have a wide range of actions against fungi, bacteria, and helminths. Therefore, the study was aimed to evaluate the efficacy of allicin (AL) and curcumin (CU) as antischistosomal drugs and their biochemical effects in normal and -infected mice. Praziquantel (PZQ) was administrated for two successive days while AL or CU was given for two weeks from the week 7th postinfection (PI).

The in Vitro Antischistosomal Activity and Genotoxicity of the Active Ingredients of (allicin) and (curcumin).

Background: In this study, we assessed the in vitro antischistosomal activity of the active ingredients of (allicin) and (curcumin) on .

Methods: This study was conducted in Faculty of Science, Port said University, Egypt (2018). Adult worms were exposed to a range of concentrations of AL or CU, and worm survival was assessed 24 h post-exposure to calculate the lethal concentration of the compounds.

In vitro antischistosomal activity of venom from the Egyptian snake Cerastes cerastes.

Introduction:: We studied the potential in vitro antischistosomal activity of Cerastes cerastes venom on adult Schistosoma mansoni worms.

Methods:: Live specimens of the horned viper snake, C. cerastes were collected from the Aswan Governorate (Egypt).