In vitro antitrypanosomal activity of African plants used in traditional medicine in Uganda to treat sleeping sickness

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 765-771

  Freiburghaus, Franziska ^a   Ogwal, Elizabeth N ^b   Nkunya, Mayunga H H ^c   Kaminsky, Ronald ^a   Brun, Reto ^a  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

in vitro activity; medicinal plants; sleeping sickness; traditional medicine; Trypanosoma b. rhodesiense

Indexed keywords

ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

AFRICA; AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; TRYPANOSOMA RHODESIENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; UGANDA;

ALBIZIA; ALBIZIA GUMMIFERA; EHRETIA; ENTADA ABYSSINICA; SECURINEGA; SECURINEGA VIROSA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE; VERNONIA;

EID: 0030460793     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.1996.tb00108.x     Document Type: Article

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