Evaluation of African medicinal plants for their in vitro trypanocidal activity

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-11

  Freiburghaus, F ^a   Kaminsky, R ^a   Nkunya, M H H ^b   Brun, R ^a  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Africa; Antitrypanosomal activity; In vitro; Medicinal plants; Sleeping sickness; Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense

Indexed keywords

ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; BERBERINE; HARMAN; MELARSOPROL; PLANT EXTRACT; SURAMIN;

AFRICA; AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SELECTIVITY; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRYPANOSOMA RHODESIENSE;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; HUMANS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE;

EID: 0030469209     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(96)01463-8     Document Type: Article

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