Abstract
Leishmaniasis is a chronic disease caused by intracellular protozoa of the genus Leishmania, family Trypanosomatidae, which infect various mammalian species, including humans. It is considered a neglected disease and its most serious form is visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by Leishmania infantum (L. infantum). Several studies have shown the use of plants in the treatment of leishmanias…