Effect of Aqueous and Alcoholic Extract of Arctium Lappa to ‎the Growth of Leishmania Cutaneous in Samara City

Abstract

The current study was conducted in the city of Samarra for the period from 1/11/2021 until 1/3/2022. Samples were collected from the injured in Samarra General Hospital, 250 samples were diagnosed for patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis, and the information about the injured was recorded according to a special information form, the ages of the injured ranged from less than one year to more than 60 years for both males and females. The results of the epidemiological study showed an increase in males and females at a lower rate, and plant extracts were used, such as burdock extract. As the burdock, plant is an effective plant in killing and inhibiting the parasite, as concentrations were used 0. 5, 1, 1.5 ml / ml and at the concentration 1.5 the inhibition rate was high compared to other concentrations.