J Med Liban. 2001 May-Jun; 49(3): 143-5.

Cutaneous leishmaniasis: what about a new, inexpensive, effective, topical herbal remedy?

Zerehsaz F, Beheshti S, Rezaian GR, Joubeh S.

Shiraz Multispecialty Clinic, Iran. [email protected]

Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) remains an important disease and public health problem in many parts around the world especially in the Middle East. In the absence of adequate treatment, the lesion could become chronic and disfiguring. We report on three cases with chronic CL lesions that were successfully treated with topical application of a new herbal mixture named "Z-HE". It is clearly demonstrated that this inexpensive, simple, effective and non toxic topical drug has a promising curative role in the treatment of CL.