Antimalarial activity of extracts and fractions from Bidens pilosa and other Bidens species (Asteraceae) correlated with the presence of acetylene and flavonoid compounds

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 131-138

  Brandao M G L ^a   Krettli, A U ^b   Soares, L S R ^b   Nery, C G C ^a   Marinuzzi, H C ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acetylenes; Bidens pilosa; Chemotherapy; Malaria; Plant extracts

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; FLAVONOID; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIVER DISEASE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARASITEMIA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ACETYLENE; ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; MALARIA; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030763657     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(97)00060-3     Document Type: Article

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