Eucalyptus is a diverse genus of flowering trees and shrubs.
Healing Properties
Disease / Symptom Treatment
Parasites
Toxoplasmosis
Toxoplasmosis is a disease caused by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii).
Eucalyptus may be a useful candidate for treating Toxoplasma infection.[1]
- The increased weight of liver and spleen, due to infection, was reduced by treatments.[1:1]
- Eucalyptus possess anti-T. gondii activities in vitro and in vivo, in addition, Eucalyptus shows antioxidant activity.[1:2]
Title: Effects of Aloe vera and Eucalyptus methanolic extracts on experimental toxoplasmosis in vitro and in vivo
Publication: Experimental Parasitology
Date: September 2018
Study Type: Animal Study: In Vitro - In Vivo
Author(s): Bahareh Mirzaalizadeh, Mehdi Sharif, Ahmad Daryani, Mohammad Ali Ebrahimzadeh, Mehryar Zargari, Shahabeddin Sarvi, Saeed Mehrzadi, Mohammad Taghi Rahimi Zahra Mirabediny, Monireh Golpour, Mahbobeh Montazeri
Institution(s): Toxoplasmosis Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran; Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Sari Branch, Islamic AZAD University, Sari, Iran; Razi Drug Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; School of Medicine, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
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