Myrrh and trematodoses in Egypt: an overview of safety, efficacy and effectiveness profiles.

Abstract

Myrrh is an herbal product that has been used since ancient ages for traditional medication and other purposes. The revolution of myrrh as an antiparasitic agent in Egypt began in the 1990s through scientific evidence-based research. The human trematode infections in Egypt were the main focus of research with stories of success and disagreement, at times. The present paper reviewed the antiparasitary activity of myrrh with stress on its possible mode of action, its safety, efficacy and effectiveness on trematode infections in experimental studies and clinical trials in Egypt as well as its molluscicidal effects on the intermediate hosts of trematodes.

• Authors: Rashad A Abdul-Ghani, Naguiba Loutfy, Azza Hassan
• Journal: Parasitology international (Parasitol Int) Vol. 58 Issue 3 Pg. 210-4 (Sep 2009) ISSN: 1873-0329 [Electronic] Netherlands
• PMID: 19446652 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Chemical References

• Antiparasitic Agents
• Plant Extracts

Topics

• Animals
• Antiparasitic Agents (administration & dosage, adverse effects)
• Clinical Trials as Topic
• Commiphora (adverse effects, chemistry)
• Egypt
• Fasciola (drug effects)
• Humans
• Mice
• Phytotherapy
• Plant Extracts (adverse effects, pharmacology, therapeutic use)
• Schistosoma mansoni (drug effects)
• Snails (drug effects, parasitology)
• Treatment Outcome
• Trematode Infections (drug therapy, parasitology)