Assessment of the toxicity of Artemisia inculta extract on the bone marrow of mice infected with schistosomiasis.

Unlabelled: The discovery of the crude extract of Artemisia inculta (an Egyptian species of the Artemisia plant) for the therapy of schistosomiasis has evoked the study of its long-term toxicity produced by antischistosomal doses. Hence, an assessment of the noxious effects on bone marrow was attempted in this study. Transmission electron microscopy of the bone marrow was conducted on infected mice receiving a crude ethanolic extract from Artemisia inculta by newly designed dose regimens (500 or 800 mg/kg body weight in the 7th, 14th and 21st weeks post infection).