Antiplasmodial activity of selected Sudanese medicinal plants with emphasis on Maytenus senegalensis (Lam.) Exell.

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 227-233

  Tahir, Ahmed El ^a,c   Satti, Gwiria M H ^a   Khalid, Sami A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEZIRA   (Sudan)

Author keywords

In vitro antiplasmodial activity; Inhibition of lymphocytes; Medicinal plants; Sudan

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; DICHLOROMETHANE; MAYTENUS SENEGALENSIS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FRACTIONATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALARIA; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SUDAN; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; CHLOROQUINE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SOLUBILITY; SUDAN; TERPENES;

EID: 0032955538     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00129-9     Document Type: Article

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