Forty-seven Asteraceae plant species occurring in Brazil were screened against blood trypomastigote forms of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas' disease. Eleven of them caused 100% growth inhibition of T. cruzi Y strain and eight of these were active also against CL strain. Vernonia pedunculata DC was the most active species amongst those assessed.
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