Antileishmanial activity of fucosterol recovered from Lessonia vadosa Searles (Lessoniaceae) by SFE, PSE and CPC

- Fucosterol was recovered from Lessonia vadosa by SFE or PSE combined to CPC.
- Fucosterol demonstrated promising antileishmanial activity.
- No cytotoxicity against murine macrophages was noticed.
- Scale-up is feasible with SFE and CPC for industrial application.