Efficacy of Fruits on Viability of Hydatid Cyst Protoscoleces and Its Acute Toxicity in Mice Model.

Background: This investigation aimed to evaluate the scolicidal effects of methanolic extract against protoscoleces of hydatid cysts and its acute toxicity in mice NMRI model.

Methods: Protoscoleces were aseptically extracted from sheep livers having hydatid cysts. Various concentrations of the essential oil (12.