Popular Vegetable Can Help Prepare a Cure for Kala Azar

Popular Vegetable Can Help Prepare a Cure for Kala Azar

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A popular vegetable helps in preparation of an effective nanoparticle-based formulation to treat Kala Azar, which is caused by Leishmania donovani. Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati used Sechium edule or Chayote to prepare nanosilver particles that proved toxic to Leishmania. Nanosilver particles are tiny particles of silver and are known to be lethal to microorganisms. 
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