Evaluation of leishmanicidal effect of extract by anti-leishmanial assay using promastigotes of .

Objective: The extract of different species of has been successfully used as a remedy for treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis. The aim of this study was to assess the leishmanicidal effect of () extract.

Materials And Methods: Ethanolic percolated and methanolic Soxhlet extract of on promastigotes of at different concentrations of extracts, one positive control group and one negative control group as well as 1 solvent control were prepared and placed in 24-well plates that contained 40,000 parasites/well.