Treatment of echinococcosis by plant extracts and traditional Chinese materia medica:research advances / 国际药学研究杂志

ABSTRACT

Echinococcosis(hydatid disease)is a global zoonotic parasitic disease. At present,surgery remains the preferred treatment for this disease,but there are problems such as incomplete treatment and secondary infection. Therefore,adjuvant therapy of drugs is also essential. Albendazole is considered to be one of the most effective drug,but it has many side effects. In contrast,botani- cals have fewer side effects,low cost,and high availability in the treatment of a wide range of diseases. Therefore,searching for herbs or plant extracts effectively treating echinococcosis has become an important topic. This paper summarizes the research progress in plant extracts and traditional Chinese materia medica in treatment of hydatid disease in vitro and in vivo,in order to provide reference for the treatment of echinococcosis by plant drugs.