Biological properties and clinical application of propolis. II. Studies on the antiprotozoan activity of ethanol extract of propolis.
Solutions of the ethanol extract of propolis (EEP) have shown a lethal effect on Trichomonas vaginalis in vitro. Similar lethal action was exhibited by EEP after a 24-h contact with Toxoplasma gondii.
D000818:Animals; D000431:Ethanol; D005260:Female; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000187:drug effects*; D014246:Trichomonas vaginalis / Q000187:drug effects*
D010936:Plant Extracts; D000431:Ethanol