The Study of the Effect of Artemisia herba-alba Leaves Extractson Growth of L. major. Promastigotes.

Abstract

The study was conducted with the effect of aqueous, alcoholic and crude extracts of Artemisia herbaalbaLeaves against L. major. Promastigotes.The concentration of 0.01, 0.1, 1, 10, 100 mg/ml of aqueous extract hadstronger effect against L. major. Promastigotes giving growth index equal to zero percent after four days ofcultivation, while the concentration of 1, 10, 100 mg/ml of alcoholic extract give growth index equal to zero percentafter five days of cultivation and the concentration of 10 and 100 mg/ml of crude extract give a good effect withgrowth index equal to zero after five days of cultivation.