Table 2. Activities of oil extracts from some plants on Toxoplasma gondii at concentrations 50 µg/ml and 10 µg/ml.
| Oil extracts | Plant part | Traditional uses | References | % inhibition of RH-GFP at 50 µg/ml |
% inhibition of RH-GFP at 10 µg/ml |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basil | Leaf | For treatment of abdominal cramps, gastroenteritis, acne, wounds, and vitiligo | [33, 82] | 50.03 ± 4.46 | 22.53 ± 1.53 |
| Citronella | Aerial part | Treatment of intestinal parasites and digestive and menstrual disorders and also used as antipyretic | [44, 56] | 87.69 ± 3.33 | 48.60 ± 8.22 |
| Clove | Flower | For treating nausea, vomiting and flatulence, tuberculosis, cholera, malaria, candida, worms, viruses, different bacterial and protozoan infections | [13] | 59.51 ± 4.42 | 54.56 ± 4.54 |
| Jojoba | Seed | For treating sore throat, wounds, and warts | [59] | 16.29 ± 11.34 | 13.46 ± 6.56 |
| Lemon grass | Aerial part | Used for reducing cholesterol level, particularly in hypercholesterolemic patients | [40] | 93.20 ± 8.16 | 56.14 ± 2.26 |
| Marjoram | Leaf | For treating chest diseases, sore throat, cough, rheumatic pain, nervous disorders, insomnia | [15, 29] | 63.36 ± 6.66 | 6.10 ± 1.69 |
| Rosemary | Leaf | For treatment of bronchial asthma, abdominal colic, peptic ulcer, and cardiac diseases | [4, 77] | 24.05 ± 7.5 | 20.85 ± 7.57 |
| Sesame | Seeds | For treating urinary troubles and healing wound | [65] | 44.87 ± 0.82 | 1.74 ± 2.21 |
| Watercress | Leaf | For treatment of abdominal pain | [9, 72] | 53.62 ± 8.52 | 20.31 ± 9.12 |
| Wheat germ | Germ | Used for treating hypercholesteremia and diabetes | [16] | 43.51 ± 16.21 | 35.96 ± 1.57 |
Values are the mean ± SD of triplicate samples, and data are a representative of three independent experiments. RH-GFP, a green fluorescent protein expressing-RH strain of T. gondii.