Anthelmintic screening of Zimbabwean plants traditionally used against schistosomiasis

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 257-264

  Mølgaard, Per ^a   Nielsen, Susanne B ^a   Rasmussen, Dorthe E ^a   Drummond, Robert B ^b   Makaza, Norman ^c   Andreassen, Jørn ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b National Herbarium   (Zimbabwe)

^c Blair Research Institute   (Zimbabwe)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Abrus precatorius; Antischistosomic plants; Elephantorrhiza goetzei; Hymenolepis diminuta; Ozoroa insignis; Schistosoma mansoni; Traditional medicine; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ABRUS PRECATORIUS EXTRACT; ACACIA KARROO EXTRACT; ALBIZIA ANTUNESIANA EXTRACT; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; CASSIA ABBREVIATA EXTRACT; CASSIA EXTRACT; CASSIA SINGUEANA EXTRACT; CELTIS AFRICANUS EXTRACT; DICOMA ANOMALA EXTRACT; ELEPHANTORRHIZA GOETZEI EXTRACT; LANNEA DISCOLOR EXTRACT; LANNEA EDULIS EXTRACT; LECANIODISCUS FRAXINIFOLIUS EXTRACT; MAYTENUS SENEGALENSIS EXTRACT; OZOROA INSIGNIS EXTRACT; PELTOPHORUM AFRICANUM EXTRACT; PILIOSTIGMA THONNINGII EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PTEROCARPUS ANGOLENSIS EXTRACT; SOLANUM DELAGOENSE EXTRACT; STEGANOTAENIA ARALIACEA EXTRACT; TERMINALIA BRACHYSTEMMA EXTRACT; TRICHILIA EMETICA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA EXTRACT; XIMENIA CAFFRA EXTRACT; ZIZIPHUS MUCRONATA EXTRACT;

ABRUS; ACACIA; ACACIA KARROO; ALBIZIA ANTUNESIANA; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CASSIA ABBREVIATA; CASSIA SINGUEANA; CELTIS AFRICANUS; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYSTICERCUS; DICOMA ANOMALA; ELEPHANTORRHIZA GOETZEI; HYMENOLEPIS DIMINUTA; LANNEA DISCOLOR; LANNEA EDULIS; LECANIODISCUS FRAXINIFOLIUS; MAYTENUS SENEGALENSIS; OZOROA INSIGNIS; PELTOPHORUM AFRICANUM; PILIOSTIGMA THONNINGII; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; PTEROCARPUS ANGOLENSIS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHISTOSOMULUM; SCREENING; SOLANUM DELAGOENSE; STEGANOTAENIA ARALIACEA; TERMINALIA BRACHYSTEMMA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRICHILIA EMETICA; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA; XIMENIA CAFFRA; ZIMBABWE; ZIZIPHUS MUCRONATA;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; HYMENOLEPIS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0035103360     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(00)00377-9     Document Type: Article

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