An investigation on the biological activity of Combretum species

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 45-50

  McGaw, L J ^a   Rabe, T ^a   Sparg, S G ^a   Jager A K ^a   Eloff, J N ^b   Van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic; Anti bilharzia; Anti cancer; Anti inflammatory; Combretum; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACETONE; ANTISCHISTOSOMAL AGENT; COMBRETUM APICULATUM EXTRACT; COMBRETUM BRACTEOSUM EXTRACT; COMBRETUM CELASTROIDES EXTRACT; COMBRETUM COLLINUM EXTRACT; COMBRETUM EDWARDSII EXTRACT; COMBRETUM ERYTHROPHYLLUM EXTRACT; COMBRETUM EXTRACT; COMBRETUM HEREROENSE EXTRACT; COMBRETUM IMBERBE EXTRACT; COMBRETUM KRAUSSII EXTRACT; COMBRETUM MICROPHYLLUM EXTRACT; COMBRETUM MKUZENZE EXTRACT; COMBRETUM MOGGII EXTRACT; COMBRETUM MOLLE EXTRACT; COMBRETUM MOSSAMBICENSE EXTRACT; COMBRETUM NELSONII EXTRACT; COMBRETUM PADOIDES EXTRACT; COMBRETUM PANICULATUM EXTRACT; COMBRETUM PETROPHILUM EXTRACT; COMBRETUM WOODII EXTRACT; COMBRETUM ZEYHERI EXTRACT; INDOMETACIN; LEVAMISOLE; PLANT EXTRACT; PRAZIQUANTEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; COMBRETUM; COMBRETUM APICULATUM; COMBRETUM BRACTEOSUM; COMBRETUM CELASTROIDES; COMBRETUM COLLINUM; COMBRETUM EDWARDSII; COMBRETUM ERYTHROPHYLLUM; COMBRETUM HEREROENSE; COMBRETUM IMBERBE; COMBRETUM KRAUSSII; COMBRETUM MICROPHYLLUM; COMBRETUM MKUZENZE; COMBRETUM MOGGII; COMBRETUM MOLLE; COMBRETUM MOSSAMBICENSE; COMBRETUM NELSONII; COMBRETUM PADOIDES; COMBRETUM PANICULATUM; COMBRETUM PETROPHILUM; COMBRETUM WOODII; COMBRETUM ZEYHERI; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG ACTIVITY; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DNA DAMAGE; PLANT EXTRACTS; ROSALES; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0035106987     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(00)00405-0     Document Type: Article

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