In vitro antiplasmodial activity of Central American medicinal plants

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 611-615

  Jenett Siems, Kristina ^a   Mockenhaupt, Frank P ^b   Bienzle, Ulrich ^b   Gupta, Mahabir P ^c   Eich, Eckart ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE PANAMÁ   (Panama)

Author keywords

Antimalarial activity; Piper hispidum; Plant extracts; Plasmodium falciparum; Siparuna andina; Siparuna pauciflora; Siparuna tonduziana; Xylopia cf. frutescens

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ASEBOGENIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DISEASE CONTROL; MEDICINAL PLANT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; CENTRAL AMERICA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

CENTRAL AMERICA;

PIPER HISPIDUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SIPARUNA; SIPARUNA ANDINA; SIPARUNA PAUCIFLORA; XYLOPIA; XYLOPIA FRUTESCENS;

EID: 0032888169     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1999.00456.x     Document Type: Article

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