Antiamebic activity of aqueous extracts from five medicinal plants from Northeastern Mexico

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages S17-S18

  Cruz Vega, Delia E ^a   Aguilar, Abigail ^b   Castro Garza, Jorge ^a   González Garza, Ma Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Entamoeba histolytica; Folk medicine; Plant aqueous extracts; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ACACIA FARNESIANA EXTRACT; ACACIA RIGIDULA EXTRACT; CARLOWRIGHTIA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; LEPIDIUM VIRGINICUM EXTRACT; PARKINSONIA ACULEATA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMEBIASIS; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; EXTRACTION; GROWTH INHIBITION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; TROPHOZOITE;

AMEBICIDES; ANIMALS; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; MEXICO; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 0033735468     PISSN: 01884409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0188-4409(00)00128-4     Document Type: Article

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