Efficacy and safety of Curcuma longa essential oil to inactivate hydatid cyst protoscoleces

Abstract Background One of the most important ways to cure hydatid cysts is surgery. Today, available chemical drugs have shown severe complications during hydatid cyst surgery. Here we investigated theefficacy and safety of Curcuma longa (C. longa) essential oil (CLEO) against hydatid cysts protosc...

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Main Authors: Hossein Mahmoudvand, Mahbobeh Pakravanan, Mohammad Reza Aflatoonian, Amal Khudair Khalaf, Massumeh Niazi, Seyyed Reza Mirbadie, Amir Tavakoli Kareshk, Mehrdad Khatami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12906-019-2527-3