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Study suggest Brazilian plant compound may be key to treating kala-azar
New Delhi, Jan 8: Kala-azar or visceral leishmaniasis -- a deadly neglected tropical disease -- can be better treated using a compound derived from Nectandra leucantha -- a tree native to southern Brazil (local names: canela-seca or canela-branca), claimed a study.